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The image is a derivative work; it's derived from the original stock image. If the stock image is protected by copyright, and you don't have a license to use i
by troymc 11y ago
The image is a derivative work; it's derived from the original stock image.
If the stock image is protected by copyright, and you don't have a license to use it (for anything), is it copyright infringement to use it like this on your website?
Or is it fair use?
- tdumitrescu 11y agoAccording to the page: "The images used in the project are all public domain stock images."
- pygy_ 11y agoIndeed, but it is derivative, not fair use. If the source can be used and modified freely (public domain, appropriate Creative Commons subtype), then it is also the case for the gradient. If the source image is copyrighted, then the gradient can't be used without a license from the original owner.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- rzzzt 11y agoThe "title" attribute of each image contains a link to the source. The second image (lightning) that I've randomly followed is licensed CC0. (It's an interesting question, though, whether copyright protection can be expected to "scale" down to a 3×7 pixel subset of an image. At what point does it stop being a derivative?)