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Originally Posted by Ankh
Sure, but that's precisely what Shaggy is arguing, if I understood him correctly. That the person who creates a web page is responsible for obtaining copyright permissions, not the one who is clicking on the web link. Before the page loads up, you have no way of knowing if it does or does not contain a copyrighted photo from Reuters, for example. Nor do you know if there will be a copyright notice at the bottom of the page, assuring you that everything is legal and kosher.
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I'am afraid you and Shaggy are making it more difficult than neccessary. You don't need to know beforehand if the site you're visiting contains copyrighted photos from Reuter, for example. You're only responsibility is what you're doing with this photo. If you just look at it, it's fine, if you use it on your own website or distribute it in any other way, that's wrong. But no one will bring you to court because your browser cache folder contains copyrighted photos.