[thelist] Copyright law concerning images used on the internet.

Matt McKeon matt at camadro.com
Thu Jul 24 11:29:21 CDT 2008


Bob Meetin wrote:
> also add www.bigstockphoto.com to the list. I think both bigstockphoto 
> and istockphoto use a token system.  they are really inexpensive and for 
> web use you rarely need anything larger than the smallest version. 
> depending on the stock house you might want to read the usage rights.  
> some of the more specific houses like coloradoimage (really superb work) 
> cost a few dollars more and are more demanding in usage rights.
> 
> info at designbychen.com wrote:
>> Some resources for finding architecture and art:
>>
>> - Clip art software (often has these types of images)
>> - Flickr (look for images that are ok to use under the CC license for your
>> purposes)
>> - istockphoto.com (relatively inexpensive, but quality images)
>>
>> Most images in books are copyrighted by the photographer or agency, I
>> believe.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>   
>>> Hello,
>>>  
>>> I'm building a web site presently and I need to know what images I can
>>> safely use.  I would like to use photographs of different works of ancient
>>> art and architecture, perhaps scanned from a book.  Does anyone know what
>>> the rules are concerning this?  Perhaps where I can go to get
>>> information?  What images are safe to use?
>>>  
>>> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>>>  
>>> --Andrew
>>>
>>
>>   
> 
> 

I've always liked stock.xchng http://www.sxc.hu/
The site is simple and has some good images and the usage info is right 
next to the image.



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