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Originally Posted by Hitch
Gregg:
You're confusing FREE with PD. Morguefile absolutely and positively requires that you post attribution for the creator. http://www.morguefile.com/about . You can use Pixababy images on social platforms, according to their terms, but I'd be careful. RGB Stock sometimes requires that you contact the image owner for permission. See this: http://www.rgbstock.com/faq and look down, to the licensing information. Even RGBstock doesn't warrant and represent that they are 100% sure that EVERY image is usable without permission.
Really, Gregg: just use something like Hootsuite, or do the dreaded homework. There's no such thing as a free lunch, essentially, in the photographic, digital-age world. I mean, I use CC searches all the time, and find adequate images for articles, blog posts, etc. If you're posting about something from TV, say, look for media kits. Ditto for logos. But it's just a lot of work, essentially, to use images without having to do the trackdown sweat and obtain the necessary licenses, releases, yadda.
Hitch |
I read both Morgeufile and RGB photos rule before I ever used a photo from either site. In Morguefile it says to check each image (see screenshot) and it says the same thing for RGB photos. I have never used a photo that was restricted in any way from either site, and if you notice the Morguefile screenshot, it specifically says: "Attribution is not required." Maybe some of the photos there require attribution, but I have never seen one.
That said, you have convinced me to include a link (and perhaps more--the title of the photo, the creator, license etc.). Why not. It's only fair.
One thing I still don't get though is how Hootsuite is going facilitate the process. To be
displayed in the Twitter stream (which is what I want--like I showed in a previous post in this thread), most all images need to be modified to fit the Twitter ballpark parameters. How is just posting a link in Hootsuite going to do that?
Thanks, and thanks for coaxing me down this road to see this issue more clearly.