bigbaddave2001 asked:
I have someone making a web site and he came up with the idea of using movie stars pictures instead of the actual employees that work for the company with the idea that they are the superstars of the company. I question as to whether this isn’t some form of copyright infringement, or is it ok to just copy and paste someone else’s photo without their permission?
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I have someone making a web site and he came up with the idea of using movie stars pictures instead of the actual employees that work for the company with the idea that they are the superstars of the company. I question as to whether this isn’t some form of copyright infringement, or is it ok to just copy and paste someone else’s photo without their permission?
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You’re right. Movie stars’ images are copyrighted, and although it’s possible you might never hear anything from the copyright holder, it *is* a violation of copyright law to use them. I’m sure that’s not the image of your company that you want to promote to the public.
Comment by rtfm — April 25, 2010 @ 8:17 am
The law says that if you’re making a profit from using their celebrity, then yes, they could sue, but they probably wouldn’t win the suit unless A) you were making a substantial amount of money at their expense, or B) They had warned you in advance and you refused to take them down.
Comment by NudistBrock — April 26, 2010 @ 7:39 am
It is not legally OK unless you took the pictures yourself or you have permission from whoever owns the rights to the pictures. You don’t need the person’s permission if they are famous but you do need permission from whoever owns the picture.
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