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The lawyers required to argue that in court cost way more than the approx $60 in ad revenue this article will bring in
by kalleboo 3y ago
The lawyers required to argue that in court cost way more than the approx $60 in ad revenue this article will bring in
- teddyh 3y agoAnyone could sue anyone for anything and wipe out any profit in anything you do. What you have to figure is the likelihood that someone will sue you for using reference images in an article about industry practices. Unless you’re a very small media outlet and are using images from especially lawyer-happy large corporation, this isn’t likely.
- IshKebab 3y agoYou clearly haven't been following photo licensing lawsuits! https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-getty-copyright-20160729-snap-story.html https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-getty... That's a particular extreme example, but Getty are notorious for being sue-happy.
- teddyh 3y agoThat example only applies if the image you use is also in some way sold by Getty Images. This is not likely to be the case in this instance.