Re: looking for black-and-white fruit artwork

**L* M* <l*@sbcglobal.net>**

on 10/12/04 4:50 PM, Fran Gustman at fgustman@juno.com wrote:
> How do you know that an illustration is copyright free when it is on Google?

Fran et al -
Google Images is just a database of images that the google bots have found
on the web. Just because an image shows up in your results does not mean
that it is free for the taking. Actually you should assume that it is NOT
free, and, as per US Federal Copyright laws, the image is copyrighted.
Copyright automatically grants control over the reproduction of the images,
whether or not the author or web page says that it is.

I search web sites virtually all day in my search for new horticultural
photography, and I assure you that most images are not in the public domain,
as someone said. In fact all are copyrighted. The copyright owner may elect
to give the photos away - that is his or her choice. But we cannot assume as
much without risking liability.

The proper thing to do is simply contact the site owner and ask permission,
which often results in permission. We aware also, that many photos on many
sites are displayed by permission from someone else, or they are outright
stolen from another site. As professionals, we need to cover our bases and
other anatomy before ripping photos off the web.

For more info on US copyright laws, click on: <http://www.copyright.gov/>
-- 
Larry Maupin
Maupin Photography
Freelance Garden Writer/Photographer
Member, Garden Writers Assoc.
Dallas, TX   214/341-3933

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