Rules for use of stock photos (9 posts)

  • Dos anyone know what the rules are for use of Stock photos from iStock and Fotolia on Facebook. I have been surfing around but I can’t find a definite answer

  • @torbennielsen as far as I know there will be no problem with Facebook you can use any photos, as long as they are not inappropriate. 

  • It’s simple. Don’t use any of their photos unless you’ve paid for them, or they’re listed as being copyright-free. That goes for all photos you post to Facebook, with the obvious addition of allowing photos that you took. You might also steer clear of photos of identifiable youngsters unless you have parents’ permission.

  • @newsbob @webhostingreviews @torbennielsen

    Search for Royalty free photos and you will be fine.

    Cheers!

  • @eddysleiman thank you for the tip

  • @torbennielsen,

    As @newsbob said, don’t post any images with a copyright unless you’ve paid for the license.

    That said, I tend to avoid stock images altogether. They make your brand seem more generic and bland (hence the term “stock”, i.e. available for use by everyone).

    Just my two cents.

    - Lukas

  • @webhostingreviews 

    You are most welcome Ben.
    Please check also my http://be.net/eddysleiman 

    I am uploading new albums every time and are related to different projects. You can use my photos if any of them would matches your subject. The only requirement I would ask is to mention my name “Photo taken by Eddy Sleiman” and if they have ever asked you how they can reach me you have my contact details. Good luck!

  • First @eddysleiman I just love your photos. Great work, I just love you London photos

    I think that I didn’t specific my question good enough. If you read the Facebook guide lines it says:

    “For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.”

    If I post a photo a stock photo that I have paid for, aren’t I breaking the rights of the owner of the images?  To say that just because that I have paid for the right to use the image doesn’t mean that I can transferee the rights to Facebook or is there anything that I have misunderstood? 

  • @torbennielsen

    They are absolutely breaking every rule of ownership of materials unless they had sealed hidden agreements with the providers.
    This is one of the things that I really dislike about Facebook.
    Let’s dig into it it would be interesting to know if such agreements has been arranged!
    Thanks for commenting on the albums. Please visit the profile every now and then and let me know your opinion of any new uploaded work.
    Cheers!


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