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Use of Sports Photographs on Facebook

  • 28-09-2011 10:33pm
    #1
    closeline
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    Hi just wondering around you allowed use sports photos from say inpho or sportsfile...I see a load of people have pictures like this but is it actually illegal??


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  • #2
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,393 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    *helmet on*

    ;)

    You can of course..........., so long as you have agreement from Inpho or Sportsfile.

    Anyhow i'm sure someone will be along shortly with a far more indepth knowledge of it :D


  • #3
    the_doctor199
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    No, not unless you've paid for them.


  • #4
    kensutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,197 ✭✭✭kensutz


    closeline wrote: »
    Hi just wondering around you allowed use sports photos from say inpho or sportsfile...I see a load of people have pictures like this but is it actually illegal??

    Not a hope unless you pay for usage.


  • #5
    tororosso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭tororosso


    closeline wrote: »
    Hi just wondering around you allowed use sports photos from say inpho or sportsfile...I see a load of people have pictures like this but is it actually illegal??

    You are not allowed but the reality is that people put the photos up all the time. I do sports stuff and regularly see my stuff on people's FB pages; hence the reason they are lower res and watermarked. Sportsfile and INPHO are also watermarked and lower res too so I fail to see them coming after people who have a photo as their profile pic. I've seen some sports players that they have taken photos of and their profile photo is clearly watermarked Sportsfile.

    In light of the title of the thread I very much doubt anybody will pay for a watermarked low res image on their Facebook. In addition it is highly unlikely that Sportsfile or Inpho have the time or resources to track down people's FB pages for low res watermarked images.

    Not saying it is right but being realistic this is the case.


  • #6
    closeline
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,256 ✭✭✭closeline


    tororosso, thats what I am saying...I know a load of people that have pictures with the Sportfile writing over them..Is this actually illegal..If it is no one gets caught out for it. As you say there are so many people that have pictures like that that it would take to long to catch everyone out for it.


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  • #7
    tororosso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭tororosso


    closeline wrote: »
    tororosso, thats what I am saying...I know a load of people that have pictures with the Sportfile writing over them..Is this actually illegal..If it is no one gets caught out for it. As you say there are so many people that have pictures like that that it would take to long to catch everyone out for it.

    Yeah Closeline, I reckon they could be done for it but the reality is that they won't be. The lesson is to put photos online with decent protection such as the low res and the adequate watermark.


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