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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2815679, member: 112"]Although many think giving credit to the owner allows them to use their pictures, it does not. As for Fair Use, the way that works is that only a small portion of copyrighted work may be used. For example, with an article or a book, you may use a few sentences or a paragraph without written permission, and you may not even use that much if you stand to gain financially. With pictures, there is no Fair Use as each picture is a stand alone copyrighted work all by itself. The one exception might be if you were talking about using a picture or two from an entire book of pictures. Quite correct, and so is every word you write. And no you absolutely do not have to file a copyright - the copyright is automatic and takes effect the instant you write, or take the picture. So yes, using somebody else's picture without their written permission is indeed a violation of copyright law, as is using anything they write. As for this - This is part of the Fair Use clause and it applies as I have described above. And for the record, CT does enforce copyright law, meaning we will remove copyrighted material from posts. Assuming we know or can prove it is copyrighted.[/QUOTE]