Whether maintaining a blog or a beloved long-running website, you will have likely run into problems with accidentally using copyrighted images.
[23/04, 10:13 am] Vikash Gupta: Whether maintaining a blog or a beloved long-running website, you will have likely run into problems with accidentally using copyrighted images.
[23/04, 10:14 am] Vikash Gupta: Just type your search query – today I’ll be looking for ‘cats that look like people’ because what the heck else is the internet good for…
[23/04, 10:15 am] Vikash Gupta: It’s probably a good idea to then double-check that the image you’ve chosen is genuinely free to use. You can use a reverse image search like TinEye or ImageRaider to check any further usage rights.
Flickr Creative Commons
[23/04, 10:14 am] Vikash Gupta: Just type your search query – today I’ll be looking for ‘cats that look like people’ because what the heck else is the internet good for…
[23/04, 10:15 am] Vikash Gupta: It’s probably a good idea to then double-check that the image you’ve chosen is genuinely free to use. You can use a reverse image search like TinEye or ImageRaider to check any further usage rights.
Flickr Creative Commons
Flickr is a massive user-generated resource for photography, with many professionals and semi-professionals showcasing their work here.
You can search all the images by usage rights, and use any that are labelled with a Creative Commons licence.
You just have to make sure you give full credit and link to the Flickr profile of the person who took the photo.
There are various licences available, so make sure you double-check the details. Some photographers will only agree to their images being used for non-commercial purposes for instance.
