[Gregg Bell]

Okay, I know there are all kinds of license and usage rights when it comes to digital photos. I pay close attention to all that when I buy a photo for using it on an ebook cover. But I like to post interesting pics on Twitter and there are so few places that you can find absolutely free (usually public domain) digital photos to use (even without attribution). And many places have usage rights filters, and once you choose a filter like 'labeled for noncommerical use with modification' the photos available for the most part stink.

I am not using any photos commercially. I'm just posting them on Twitter. What I want to do is just tweet whatever photo I find on Google Images or wherever. And in other places like Flickr or Creative Commons or Wikimedia I want to post the photos without researching the licensing requirements (time consuming) and giving the attribution often requested.

What happens if I tweet a licensed photo or don't give attribution? Is somebody going to sue me?

And hey, I'm a writer. I don't want people pirating my stuff. But I actually wouldn't mind them spreading it around a bit to increase my exposure.

So I kind of know the answer to all my questions, but I wanted to see what your guys experience is with this and if maybe you could help me adopt a reasonable strategy for posting photos. Thanks!