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Photo Credits

by Why9999
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Help! I want to post a pic of a sports superstar to my blog and possibly an ehow article. Can I pull a pic off of any web site as long as I give credit to that web site? If so, how do I do that, i.e. how do I give credit?

Any help would be much appreciated...
#credits #photo
  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    You have to get permission AND be sure that the person giving you permission has the right to do so.

    Photo copyrights are some of the most fiercely protected so be sure to do your due diligence. In other words, how do you know the person really has permission. Because if they are not using the image legally, they won't care if you do either (if that makes sense).

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    • Profile picture of the author Why9999
      Gotcha. Well, I wondered. What are the odds that I can find a pic of a sports figure in the public domain that I can use? Is there such an animal and, if so, where would I find it?
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  • Profile picture of the author FeedbackSecrets
    There is a section on Flicker, know as the "attribution license". Flickr photos or video with a Creative Commons Attribution License My understanding is that all you have to do, in order to use these images on a website, is to provide a link back page on Flicker which houses the image. The link should read as follows Image by <username>. Where username is the username of the Flicker member who took the pic.
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    • Profile picture of the author Why9999
      Originally Posted by FeedbackSecrets View Post

      There is a section on Flicker, know as the "attribution license". Flickr photos or video with a Creative Commons Attribution License My understanding is that all you have to do, in order to use these images on a website, is to provide a link back page on Flicker which houses the image. The link should read as follows Image by <username>. Where username is the username of the Flicker member who took the pic.
      Thank u for the idea, but there wasn't a photo of this guy in creative commons, plus you can't put a URL in eHow for example. (You can give credit but I don't see a place for a URL.)
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    While it is possible, it isn't very likely that a sports superstar will have a photo with Creative Commons License.

    Either way, best of luck. I hope you are able to find an image you can use.

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  • Profile picture of the author JonMills
    Originally Posted by Why9999 View Post

    Help! I want to post a pic of a sports superstar to my blog and possibly an ehow article. Can I pull a pic off of any web site as long as I give credit to that web site? If so, how do I do that, i.e. how do I give credit?

    Any help would be much appreciated...
    Be careful with this as places like flickr and blogs require permission or they are using paid stock photos

    Flickr provides lots but you will need to use the right area, see an older post of mine where i provided links
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    • Profile picture of the author Why9999
      Originally Posted by JonMills View Post

      Be careful with this as places like flickr and blogs require permission or they are using paid stock photos

      Flickr provides lots but you will need to use the right area, see an older post of mine where i provided links
      Okay, I figured out the details. You do have to use the Creative Commons area and provide credit per this:

      Flickr: The Help Forum: Correct way to give attribution to photo used on a website?
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
        Also be careful as to how the photo is used. If it is used for illustrative purposes, that's one thing. If it's used in any way that implies an endorsement of a product or service, that's a whole different animal and a simple attribution is not going to cover it.
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        • Profile picture of the author Why9999
          Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

          Also be careful as to how the photo is used. If it is used for illustrative purposes, that's one thing. If it's used in any way that implies an endorsement of a product or service, that's a whole different animal and a simple attribution is not going to cover it.
          I just put it on eHow for illustration purposes. There's no real endorsement in the sense you mean here I believe. But let me know if I"m missing something...
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonboom
    You can also change your Google Image Search settings to only show publicly licensed photos that you can use on your site. These likely still need attribution, but it's worth a shot.
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  • Profile picture of the author digigo
    licensing schemes are all different.. you better ask the owner of the picture... owner dictates the terms of copyright... unless you have right to use it under "fair use" and other legal exceptions..
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  • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
    Be careful when using photos and likenesses of sports stars...

    MANY of them have their likenesses trademarked because it acts as protection for their sponsors.

    Search Google for: Celebrity likeness trademark
    and you'll find loads of info on it.

    EDITED TO ADD:

    Look in your local paper/sports magazine and you will likely find that a lot of photos are credited to Getty Images and Associated Press...

    They WILL pursue you for damages if you are discovered using one of their images. There was a thread, a while back, about marketers being fined for unwittingly using a photo which was owned by Getty Images and included in a "plr pack".

    Kindest regards,
    Karl.
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