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Legal Controversies Forum / Class action suit against Google?

« on: March 24, 2018, 12:10:07 PM »

Just curious.

Is this something that has been discussed / executed before?

The way I see it (and I'm sure I'm not alone here) Google is (and possibly the other search engines) kinda helping to facilitate a lot of these alleged "infringements".

Although I'm aware that there is a great deal of people who just take whatever they want from the web, there';s equally a good amount of people who specifically look for "free to use" images and ultimately fall victim to these extortion / infringement traps.

Thoughts?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Facts About Creative Commons Websites and Copyright Infringment

« on: July 14, 2017, 06:25:55 PM »

After reading a lot of threads here on ELI and doing some independent copyright law research on my own I have come to the conclusion that basically using anything from the web (unless you have a proof of license purchase) is generally a bad idea.

To my understanding, purchasing a usage license from a reputable website (and having supporting documentation to prove it) is one of the few real ways to demonstrate "good faith" in court should a  copyright holder decide to threaten to take legal action against you for the [illegal] use of their work.

That being said, are there any Free / Creative commons sites that are safe?

Or are they all just a bad idea?

How about sites like Pixabay?

Also, does the DMCA (and/or having an agent) allow Pixabay and other Creative Commons websites to operate in a way that promotes a good service but a potentially bad legal situation for its users while exonerating them from litigation?

Share your thoughts, please.