Images & Graphics 101 for Bloggers
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Image Do’s & Don’t
{mostly don’ts}
@BillieHillier
Disclosure
• I am not an intellectual property / copyright attorney…
• Or a general attorney…
• Or trying to give anyone legal advice…
• But what I “know” from experience is…
This old adage is WRONG in the photo world!
It is better to ask for forgiveness…
…than to ask for permission
Images Not Your Own
• Using first & asking for permission later IS NOT the way to go
• Ask permission first always – tell the owner• WHO you are
• WHAT appeals to you about their image
• HOW their image(s) will be used
• WHERE they will placed
• WHY you want them
TIP: I use a special Gmail account just for images to keep permissions saved
Images
• Use your own when you can
• Be sure to read the terms of use for each photos if not yours
TIP: I keep a list of photos and where I got them from for future reference
Images Not Your Own
• 150 x 150 is the size to use without permission aka “thumbnail”
• Giving credit in the article to the source IS NOT ENOUGH
• Giving a link back to the source IS NOT ENOUGH
• Ooops… I didn’t‘ know IS NOT ENOUGH
• Removing the images once you get the letter IS NOT ENOUGH
A Costly Mistake
• 3 images cost $5,000 {paid to iStockPhoto}
• 1 image cost $7,000 {negotiated down and paid to individual owner}
• “I didn’t know better” has the potential to cost you $1,000’s
Images Sources
• Creative Commons
• DreamsTime
• iClipArt
• iStockPhotos
• Microsoft Images
• Morgue File
• … and the list goes on and on
HOTLINKINGYOU WILL BE BRANDED AS A THIEF
• EASIEST WAY TO PI$$ SOMEONE OFF FAST!
• Image is hosted on owner’s server but appears within your article
• You are “stealing” their image
• You are “stealing” their bandwidth
Hot Linking
• Change options in your cPanel to prevent hot linking
• Do a Google Image Search to find if someone is stealing your images
• Replace photo with something fun if they don’t remove
• Right click protection really doesn’t work… I can steal your photos if I want them
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