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With the advent of social media, image sharing became widespread. An image from one social media site is downloaded to a local computer and reposted to another social media site. This practice creates serious problem for original image owners and third or fourth-generation "right-clickers".
I'm a photographer and book layout designer by trade and often I see images in a piece of work that I recognize as being owned by a photographer. When I ask about an image's license, I often get, "I downloaded it from the Internet, can't I use it?"
Many people know that it is easy to download an image from the Internet to your computer by right-clicking it.
The image is illegal for commercial use without going to the source of the image and purchasing it. If the image is in the Creative Commons or Public Domain, it is free to use in published work.
Another issue with right-click practice is quality. Most of the images on the internet are of low resolution and result in a poor quality product.
You can be a blogger, and book writer, or media producer for your new small business. You may want to enhance the materials you create with photographs.
Before you right-click an image you find on the Internet, I encourage you to check out the many photography sites that offer high-quality images licensed for commercial use.
Photographers take pictures. In the same way that words are created by you and placed on a page, photographers add light and color to digital media. Photographers and their agencies own the images and the photographer is not acknowledged, credited or compensated when you "borrow" them for your product. This is a dangerous practice and could cost you more than buying a photograph
Agencies representing photographers and licensing usage rights have sued for payment for images used without proper licensing Compensation to the owner or agency is often a large amount. The company as the owner of the image has the right to claim compensation.
Photos contain digital signatures called metadata and can be traced back to the owner and photographer.
Stock photo agencies, public domain micro stock sites sell images for photographers and the cost is very low. Buying a photo from an agency is much more than giving your money to the agency. It also supports the creativity of photographers. For every photo purchased from an agency, a portion goes to the photographer who created it
Some of my photos have been sold to clients for book covers and even apparel products. I believe I would sell more if people realized how easy and cheap it is to get original, licensed photography.
Visit my website to see where my public domain and micro stock photography is featured
When I ask about an image's license, I often get, "I downloaded it from the Internet, cannot I use it?" Many people know that it is easy to download an image from the Internet to your computer by right-clicking it. The image is illegal for commercial use without going to the source of the image and purchasing it. If the image is in the Creative Commons or Public Domain, it is free to use in published work. Before you right-click an image you find on the Internet, I encourage you to check out the many photography sites that offer high-quality images licensed for commercial use. In the same way that words are created by you and placed on a page, photographers add light and color to digital media. Photographers and their agencies own the images and the photographer is not acknowledged, credited or compensated when you "borrow" them for your product. This is a dangerous practice and could cost you more than buying a photograph Agencies representing photographers and licensing usage rights have sued for payment for images used without proper licensing Compensation to the owner or agency is often a large amount. The company as the owner of the image has the right to claim compensation. Stock photo agencies, public domain micro stock sites sell images for photographers and the cost is very low. For every photo purchased from an agency, a portion goes to the photographer who created it Some of my photos have been sold to clients for book covers and even apparel products.
Stock photo agencies, public domain micro stock sites sell images for photographers and the cost is very low. If the image is in the Creative Commons or Public Domain, it is free to use in published work. The image is illegal for commercial use without going to the source of the image and purchasing it. Photographers and their agencies own the images and the photographer is not acknowledged, credited or compensated when you "borrow" them for your product. The company as the owner of the image has the right to claim compensation.Before you right-click an image you find on the Internet, I encourage you to check out the many photography sites that offer high-quality images licensed for commercial use.
