Images copyright for websites

[pccperson]

Hello,

I have a Home improvement blog and let's say I have a blog post about "10 Must-See Home Improvement Design"

I collect images from the Internet and put them all on my website. I also put a text or a link to where I get the images from.

For ex, Image 1, I put "Houzz" as the source
or image 2 "HomeAdvisor"

Is it ok to use images from other websites and put them on my blog?

Thank you

 

[army judge]

Is it ok to use images from other websites and put them on my blog?

Let's PRETEND I said YES, and you get sued, okay?

If you're really concerned, I suggest you retain an attorney and ask her/him to create a "lawyer letter" answering your question(s).

If you are sued, you can use the "lawyer letter" as a portion of your defense.

On the other hand, you won't be allowed to use the answer some internet STRANGER gave you.

 

[flyingron]

And the answer is, it's not OK. Just because you give credit doesn't mean it's OK to steal.

 

[zddoodah]

The answer is maybe. Whether this is infringing or "stealing" depends on the specific context. What you're describing may, in fact, not be infringement.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

This is a rampant practice. Before discussing copyright law, let's think through this as to whether or not simply giving credit to the source which you copied/downloaded an image appears to be sufficient.

I work very hard to get my blog post seen and a terrific picture online to attract sers and generate advertising revenue on my site. You take my photo and one from 4 other websites. You get the click and page view and advertising credit and users don't need to go to my website. You obtain the advertising revenue. I don't. All I have from you is a "thank you" for my photo which was 20% of the reason why you earned advertising dollars and I received $0. I'll pass on the thank you and take the 20%. Your thoughts on how this works, irrespective of actual copyright law (emphasis on right.)