Copyright and pictures

Sol42

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If I will register IG account, and will post images about exactly cars. Images will be downloaded from Internet and I will be posting source of that imgs to comment of that pic. Is it legal way?
 
I'm unfamiliar with IG, although I've covered the topic of copyright on this forum a few times:
You can use the images if you have the consent of the copyright owner of the images, if you are the copyright owner of the images, or if the image is labelled for reuse. Doing otherwise can result in unwanted penalties that could have been easily avoided.

For example, in the case that you were to visit one of my websites, pilfer my images, and then place them on your website (with or without a source is irrelevant), this would leave you vulnerable to immediate litigation as I am not required to give you a warning before becoming litigious. These penalties are not low, either; they can range as low as $200 to as high as $150,000.

However, most copyright owners will either not care or they will ask for a link back to their website in exchange for using their images, although there have been cases where the copyright owner of an image has decided to sue the infringer without any prior warning. Again, this doesn't happen often, but I personally do not take the risk and only use images that I've created or images that have been labelled for reuse.
To add to this and better answer your question, providing a link back to the source does not excuse copyright infringement if the infringer is using the images in a commercial setting or claiming them as his/her own.

Of course, I'm not a lawyer, so it's better to contact one about the legality of this to understand whether or not the copyright holders can become litigious in this situation.
 
Thank You for this responce. So I can't contact every 'picture owner' if I will be posting around 50pics per week. So it's burned?
 
Thank You for this responce. So I can't contact every 'picture owner' if I will be posting around 50pics per week. So it's burned?
Well, you have a few options here:
  1. You can always use a royalty-free image website to find photos of cars: http://www.istockphoto.com/
  2. You can use the search modifier "labelled for reuse" in Google Images to find images of cars like this one: http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/54/78/547851_1cb4f1a7.jpg
  3. If you have a camera and decent photography skills, then you can take the pictures yourself.
Again, I'm not a lawyer, so take this advice with a grain of salt.
 
Yes, Zwielicht has given you perfect advice...listen to what he says...don't use people's copyrighted images (or text) without prior, written permission. It is only a matter of time until you get sued...it isn't worth it given that there are so many other legal options.
 
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