Bloggers and Copyright Infringement

I updated my blog (http://visualperspective.wordpress.com/) with a post about copyright infringement. Part of the reason I wrote this blog was due to the actions of another blogger who stole a photo to use on their site. This blogger doesn’t see anything wrong with it and has written two blog posts slamming the photographer who sent him a standard notice of copyright infringement. This problem has been an ongoing discussion in the photography community, a lot of bloggers don't seem to realize you have to have a photographer’s permission in order to post a photo on your blog or you are breaking the law in several countries. Some of the biggest online offenders seem to be bloggers that go out and do the snatch and grab. How many of you are aware of what copyrights are, that images are copyrighted and it is illegal to use them without permission?

Tags: blogger, blogging, copyright, image, infringement, photography, theft

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Comment by Bec Thomas on April 16, 2009 at 3:36pm: Kathy 90% of the images you find on Google are copyrighted, unless the images is clearly marked as being free for public use then it is copyrighted and you'd have to contact the photographer; something Google doesn't also make easy.

Comment by Kathy Rainwater on April 16, 2009 at 10:21am: So, Bec - how do we bloggers determine if an image we find on Google is copyright protected?

Comment by Bec Thomas on March 12, 2009 at 4:59pm: That is a good plan, educate yourself on the topic and save your butt latter down the line!

Comment by Nydia Mata on March 12, 2009 at 12:39pm: sorry, I meant "copyright" laws LOL ... I misspelled it like I was still in kindergarten

Comment by Nydia Mata on March 12, 2009 at 12:37pm: Great post ... I will read what you have up on your site ... I want to be careful not to violate any copy write laws

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