I don't really understand. Are you saying Google is creating a media platform based on image search and they should somehow find a way to pay for the images in

I don't really understand. Are you saying Google is creating a media platform based on image search and they should somehow find a way to pay for the images in it? If you want to use an image that is not free, you should go pay for it, no? You have a link for the site. You can even go visit the site as a courtesy for free images. Are you saying Google should be paying for the images? If you want to be mad at someone, look at getty - they take² people's images and charge for them, even managing to file DMCA takedowns on the author[1]. As a consolation, at least they host the images themselves. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12180039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12180039 ² Quick skim says they may merely let other people do the uploading of effectively stolen images.