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Need photos for ebook. Can I use flikr or something similar?

by chase8705
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I have an ebook that I will be releasing for $0.99 per download. I need a few pictures. My question is can I use photos from flikr or something similar to put in my book? Or is there a better site to find photos to use for free? If I use flikr, do I need permission from the owner of the pic? Anything helps. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matt79
    Originally Posted by chase8705 View Post

    I have an ebook that I will be releasing for $0.99 per download. I need a few pictures. My question is can I use photos from flikr or something similar to put in my book? Or is there a better site to find photos to use for free? If I use flikr, do I need permission from the owner of the pic? Anything helps. Thanks.
    Unless stated otherwise, you should always get permission from the owners.
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    • Profile picture of the author chase8705
      Originally Posted by Matt79 View Post

      Unless stated otherwise, you should always get permission from the owners.

      I was also thinking that. Maybe I will just ask. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Don Schenk
    Here is another thread that covers the topic.

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post8019897

    I remember an article in the Professional Photofeaphers of America, Inc's monthly publication about some copyright infringment cases resutling in settlements between $100,000 to $150,000.

    I am not kidding. Don't use photos without the photographer's permission.

    :-Don
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  • Profile picture of the author chase8705
    Thanks Don.
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    • Profile picture of the author CandyxLand
      You should just get some cheap images from a site that sells stock photos. With new tools for searching google based on images, it's easy for photographers to find out who is ripping their images. Best to play it safe.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason_V
    Bloggers Beware: You CAN Get Sued For Using Pics on Your Blog - My*Story - Blog - Roni Loren, Romance Author

    I realize you're talking about an ebook and this is about a blog, same thing can happen to you no matter what medium you use the image in.
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  • Profile picture of the author eBookDesignWorks
    You should NEVER use a photo without permission unless it's part of the Creative Commons, and even then you must make sure the photo is specifically licensed for commercial use.

    A better idea is to pay a few bucks and get some quality stock photos at iStockPhoto or Shutterstock.com. They're inexpensive, and you'll be safe from accusations of copyright infringement.
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  • Profile picture of the author Smith18
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    • Profile picture of the author Jason_V
      Originally Posted by Smith18 View Post

      You can use Google images, the best and most innovative website for searching images.
      No, you really can't. Well, you can, if you want to get sued, like the article I posted above points out.
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  • Profile picture of the author SergeyZ
    Best thing to do would be to search Creative Commons images that have been licenses for commercial use. There's a search engine here: CC Search
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  • Profile picture of the author dave147
    or purchase your images from Fotolia
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  • Profile picture of the author aspiepower
    I think that one of the problems is that you start out to do the right thing, then get caught up and confused over what the right thing actually is. You're lead all over the shop trying to work out what the license is actually saying .....

    Nowadays I use the search.creativecommons.org - ticking for remix and for commercial use. Then I attribute the file with a link back to the source.
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