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  • 13-11-2014 8:28pm
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    phishcakes
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭


    Not sure if this is the right place but does anyone know what the crack is with using images from google in an android app? Do i need to obtain permission??


    Cheers!


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    thecommander
    Registered Users Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭thecommander


    phishcakes wrote: »
    Not sure if this is the right place but does anyone know what the crack is with using images from google in an android app? Do i need to obtain permission??


    Cheers!

    Depends on the image, but best to assume you can't use.
    Narrow down search to images under Creative Commons for commercial use.


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    phishcakes
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭phishcakes


    thecommander wrote: »
    Depends on the image, but best to assume you can't use.
    Narrow down search to images under Creative Commons for commercial use.

    Thats exactly what i did but still unsure if i can use them, the images are of a well known pop band


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    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,571 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    phishcakes wrote: »
    Thats exactly what i did but still unsure if i can use them, the images are of a well known pop band
    sounds even less likely..

    Haven't Getty released images for use with appropriate recognition, might be worth checking there


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    pedronomix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 997 ✭✭✭pedronomix


    You also pay Getty to use them. Unlikely that you can use them unless you took them and even then you need to know if they have protected their image rights, if they are well known then you can assume that they have!


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    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Stock images can be bought very cheaply these days. Just buy some on Fotolia or Envato. Or better still, commission some on snap wire.


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    thecommander
    Registered Users Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭thecommander


    smash wrote: »
    Stock images can be bought very cheaply these days. Just buy some on Fotolia or Envato. Or better still, commission some on snap wire.

    Most stock images of bands and/or products are available for editorial use only. Can't buy an image of One Direction and use it to promote an app.


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    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,571 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    pedronomix wrote: »
    You also pay Getty to use them. Unlikely that you can use them unless you took them and even then you need to know if they have protected their image rights, if they are well known then you can assume that they have!

    Some usage of the Getty images is free providing you recognise them as the source..
    http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/embed#


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    thecommander
    Registered Users Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭thecommander


    _Brian wrote: »
    Some usage of the Getty images is free providing you recognise them as the source..
    http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/embed#

    Not for embedding in apps though.


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    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,571 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    thecommander wrote: »
    Not for embedding in apps though.
    Yea.. just seen that.
    Good for blog though


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    thecommander
    Registered Users Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭thecommander


    _Brian wrote: »
    Good for blog though

    It's great. Huge selection of images.


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    phishcakes
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭phishcakes


    Even if the images are for a free wallpapers app and im not saying that i own the pictures, do i still need permission?


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    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users Posts: 8,485 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    phishcakes wrote: »
    Even if the images are for a free wallpapers app and im not saying that i own the pictures, do i still need permission?

    It depends on who owns the copyright of the image.

    Google 'Royalty free images'. Images on those sites will be free to use but read each sites Terms of Use and decide whether an App - free or paid-for - is acceptable.


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    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    Basically 99% of images out there are copyright owned and you cant use them without permission. Some have other terms where you must give acknowledgement in the use as to who owns them - like include a link to their site or say images owned by 'xyz'.

    Royalty free images are the only real option but in some case they also have terms and conditions - particularly around the number or uses, if they can be used for commercial use or not.

    In your case you said images from Google, each image that appears in a search comes form a website somewhere so you would have to go check each image and see who owned it and could you use it. Just because you dont own the image or say you do, some one does own them and that person has the copyright on their use.

    Your best option is to look at royalty free images but read the Ts & C's carefully. If you use copyright images you can get a nice slap on the wrist and a fine if found out. A lot of the big stock image sites have clamped down on it a lot over the last few years and have no problem chasing people for money for using copyrighted images whether its 1 image or 50.


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