As long as you are not claiming it to be your picture or as long as you are not using it for commercial purpose, it is ethical.
I am an amature photographer. If some one uses my picture as wallpaper, I will be proud of my picture.
You can read the full article at http://resnet.albany.edu/rules/copyrightshort.htm
Hi Walter!
You're wrong, that would be illegal. I know for a fact that is not true. Also, the whole idea of the internet is not free exchange of information. It used to be, but not anymore. Also, all images unless otherwise posted by the author are copyright protected even without a copyright notice.
--Ebbie,
First you asked is it legal? I do not think it is because yout take
something from somebody else. Asking permission will make it legal.
Also when somebody has a copyright statement on his website you
always has to ask first.
Then your second question: Is it ethical? see above First ask not,
sometimes ALLWAYS ask permission.
But then you where asking a third question may I print it????
NOOOOO NEVER without permission, its not your work!!!. Again first
ask permission.
Your first question lets people think nice person somebody does not
know how to handle. In your own response you said to yourself I
don't mind.... But thats the problem you didn't took the photo's.
When you did and you don't mind if other people use them put them
on a page and mention that they can use it....
Thats how I think after seeing my photo's back in books and a lot
of websiteseven with a copyright notice below every page where
I say that using and reproducing without written permission is not
allowed.
regards Walter
Is it? I think different as I said immediatly about it, that it was my opnion and I hope I can without forced to think the same way you think.
--Thats not the queston the question was can I download it and use it
for a wall paper.
Let I say it in another way..
You let your front door open from your hous. Is this saying that
you invite everybody into your house? The door was open isn't it?
And you can walk through an open door
The way you are explaning about downloading is not correct. This is
the way your operating system works. When somebody is saying on his
page you can look but not use it without permission you may only
look at it and not use it.
Your way of explaning is saying, I bought a piece of software and
that software is downloading all stuff from the internet to a map
which is called browser cache. This map is hidden and people
without computer knowledge will have difficulties to find this map.
But when you find it you will not find the file orginal named
test.jpg because it is there crippeled and you must do more to find
it.
Is it? I think different as I said immediatly about it, that it
was my opnion and I hope I can without forced to think the same way
you think.
I guess I am lucky to live in an country where everybody have free
speech and thinking. And before this discussion is going the wrong
way, yes we also have laws and we have to live with them. Also
where you live there are laws. better read them before you use
without permission somebody's material.
regards Walter
Have you heard of a feature in Windows called "Active Desktop"? It
lets you put a webpage, or even just a single image off of the web,
on your desktop. This is possible because your Windows shell
(including desktop) is actually just part of Internet Explorer. So
by putting someone's image on your desktop using Active Desktop,
which is just like visiting their website "automatically" when you
turn on/login to your computer, what would you say about that?
-Rob
--Thats not the queston the question was can I download it and use it
for a wall paper.
Let I say it in another way..
You let your front door open from your hous. Is this saying that
you invite everybody into your house? The door was open isn't it?
And you can walk through an open door
The way you are explaning about downloading is not correct. This is
the way your operating system works. When somebody is saying on his
page you can look but not use it without permission you may only
look at it and not use it.
Your way of explaning is saying, I bought a piece of software and
that software is downloading all stuff from the internet to a map
which is called browser cache. This map is hidden and people
without computer knowledge will have difficulties to find this map.
But when you find it you will not find the file orginal named
test.jpg because it is there crippeled and you must do more to find
it.
Is it? I think different as I said immediatly about it, that it
was my opnion and I hope I can without forced to think the same way
you think.
I guess I am lucky to live in an country where everybody have free
speech and thinking. And before this discussion is going the wrong
way, yes we also have laws and we have to live with them. Also
where you live there are laws. better read them before you use
without permission somebody's material.
regards Walter
http://www.pinciuc.com/photos/
It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats.
That's the easiest solution to all of this: get permission from the author/rights holder.
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