YouTuber shocked he got sued for using a copyrighted image

[Mira Yurizaki]

https://www.diyphotography.net/internet-entrepreneur-shocked-copyright-owner-sued-stealing-work/

 

Something fun for you photographers out there to read. Apparently the guy thinks there are "malicious photographers" out there that put photos on the internet just to sue people, like somehow they're the same as patent trolls.

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To put it into context, the reason I was sued was because I used a picture that I found on Google Images. Now, I should have known better, yes, in my position I should know better. But, again, I never really thought that there are malicious people out there that […] maliciously put pictures on the Internet.

 

[People] that copyright pictures that they take and what they do is they’ll get like a copyright on it, and they’ll put it out on the Internet, and it’s freely available on the Internet […] and they literally, some people specifically do this as a job.

 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

https://www.diyphotography.net/internet-entrepreneur-shocked-copyright-owner-sued-stealing-work/

 

Something fun for you photographers out there to read. Apparently the guy thinks there are "malicious photographers" out there that put photos on the internet just to sue people, like somehow they're the same as patent trolls.

 

Wow that is sad, isn't there some indicator on google images that says the photo might not be free to use? (Pretty sure I've seen that on bing at least) Where did he think google draws its photos from?

[NumLock21]

4 minutes ago, tjcater said:

Wow that is sad, isn't there some indicator on google images that says the photo might not be free to use? (Pretty sure I've seen that on bing at least) Where did he think google draws its photos from?

Why would Google have to take care of that? It's common sense to check that out yourself before you start using a copy righted image.

It's good the copyright owner won.

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, NumLock21 said:

Why would Google have to take care of that? It's common sense to check that out yourself before you start using a copy righted image.

Clearly not common enough for this moron to have figured out

[minibois]

Apparently he didn't read the Google Images warning about how images can be copyrighted.

Now that he is getting sued, it's pretty dumb from him how he said he understood that people do this..

 

Inb4 he claims fair use by the way.

[Guest]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

Why would Google have to take care of that? It's common sense to check that out yourself before you start using a copy righted image.

What I meant was something like this:

Spoiler

 

[PlayStation 2]

Welcome to the real world, bub.

[79wjd]

I decided to (start) watching his youtube response video....

https://youtu.be/UBNGY2ZgMro

 

"For anyone who has a ___ shop, you should be aware of the legalities................"

 

WAIT, WHAT!!!! You mean that I should speak to a lawyer or someone before going into business? Who the fuck would have guessed that. You, sir, must be a genius. 

 

 

"I still do it, this didn't deter me from stealing images"....This one really must have more than a few screws loose. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, tjcater said:

What I meant was something like this:

  Hide contents

 

Found my answer:

Spoiler

 

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, tjcater said:

What I meant was something like this:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

That shows nothing, it just tells you where that picture is originally from and not who it rightfully belongs to. Always assume the images you want to use are copyrighted and ask permission from the original owner.

 

[JoostinOnline]

That sounds like the headline from The Onion.

[Clockwork_princess]

11 minutes ago, tjcater said:

Wow that is sad, isn't there some indicator on google images that says the photo might not be free to use? (Pretty sure I've seen that on bing at least) Where did he think google draws its photos from?

No it’s called don’t use images from google if your going to make money from a video, you should know it’s illegal to use images YOU DO NOT OWN 

 

thats why websites exist that cost a Monty payment to use the images on it.

 

there doesn’t need to be an idacter you should do all the research you can before doing any business venture, even just to giving credit to the photo owner can make it okay if they allow it 

[Guest]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

That shows nothing, it just tells you where that picture is originally from and not who it rightfully belongs to. Always assume the images you want to use are copyrighted and ask permission from the original owner.

 

My point was there was a warning right below it showing that the photo could be subject to copyright, so he should have stayed on the safe side and used common sense. I agree about always assuming its copyrighted though, just the guy in the article didn't even bother to use common sense.

[Guest]

Just now, Clockwork_princess said:

No it’s called don’t use images from google if your going to make money from a video, you should know it’s illegal to use images YOU DO NOT OWN 

 

thats why websites exist that cost a Monty payment to use the images on it.

 

there doesn’t need to be an idacter you should do all the research you can before doing any business venture, even just to giving credit to the photo owner can make it okay if they allow it 

I wasn't sad about the legality of using photos from google but sad that the guy thought people were being malicious.

[Clockwork_princess]

Just now, tjcater said:

I wasn't sad about the legality of using photos from google but sad that the guy thought people were being malicious.

Well you can’t fix stupid can you. Just proves you shouldn’t do something if you don’t know a lot about it.

 

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

Common sense still should be to assume every image on the internet is copyrighted.

[KenjiUmino]

10 minutes ago, tjcater said:

Wow that is sad, isn't there some indicator on google images that says the photo might not be free to use?

nowadays it is the other way around (and has been for quite some time) 

 

if if you see something picture or other content on the internet and it is not explicitly stated that this content is "free to use" you have to assume some asshole lawyer will come after you if you use said content carelessly. 

[Princess Luna]

Hard to believe it... this guy is such a joke... Well if you gain money with someone else's work.... what else to expect.

[NumLock21]

9 minutes ago, tjcater said:

My point was there was a warning right below it showing that the photo could be subject to copyright, so he should have stayed on the safe side and used common sense. I agree about always assuming its copyrighted though, just the guy in the article didn't even bother to use common sense.

Dude is a idiot and think just because he has a YouTube channel means he's above the law.

[KenjiUmino]

7 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Common sense still should be to assume every image on the internet is copyrighted.

"common sense" and "internet" used in the same sentence ? one can dream, right?

 

we live in a world of smart phones and dumb people - common sense isn't very common any more

[NumLock21]

it's a good thing the jury had common sense too. If they picked ones with minds like him, the owner would have lost and counter sued.

[.spider.]

Even in this forum are many people even so called "professional photographer" who don't care about copyright.

[79wjd]

14 minutes ago, .spider. said:

Even in this forum are many people even so called "professional photographer" who don't care about copyright.

Of course not everyone cares, but you have to assume they do until you can verify that they don't.

[AkiraDaarkst]

The moron who is the subject of the OP’s linked article violated copyright by taking someone else’s work and using it for profit.  If he took the photo and used it to say for example in a discussion that the photo he found on the internet is an example of a good or bad photo then this is fair use and he wouldn’t be in violation of copyright.

[.spider.]

26 minutes ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

The moron who is the subject of the OP’s linked article violated copyright by taking someone else’s work and using it for profit.  If he took the photo and used it to say for example in a discussion that the photo he found on the internet is an example of a good or bad photo then this is fair use and he wouldn’t be in violation of copyright.

Fair use doesn't even apply worldwide