Pictures in a Blog - What should I know? What is aloud?

Hi there,

I know that I should use pictures I took by myself or Free Stock Images for my Blog, but I have some questions.

1. What about the other pictures? Am I aloud to use pictures I found on Google, if I name the source?

2. If I take screenshots from a movie for example and edit them, are they treated like "my pictures"?

3. Could it be a problem with such content, if the Blog (blogspot) is monetized?

Thanks a lot!

 

As long as you have the rights for the pictures; you could use them.

 

Just FYI, they sound the same but the word you want to use is "allowed" and not "aloud"

You don't have a clue what you are talking about and I would suggest you not try to give anyone legal advice.


Do not listen to this person at all.

 

1.) It depends on the image, don't use it unless you've asked permission or have read and followed the license rules as lawsuits have happened before.

2.) Generally no, as movies are copyrighted, same with TV shows.

3.) It depends, if it's a publisher program like Adsense, they don't allow stuff to have copyrighted contented that is added illegally, but I've seen plenty of sites that don't follow that rule and haven't been suspended.

 

You have to have legal rights which you can get by buying online. Also there are sites or sources with free for commercial use photos you can find too. Like here: http://pixabay.com/ stunning free for commercial use photos. Anyways, be careful and always read the stuff so you know what copyright is assigned to the photo you want to use. Ask permission if you're unsure.