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raymondforte · Member · May 19, 2011 at 5:51 pm
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Hey, my last site got deleted because of a copyright issue because of a picture. So on my new site i put in a disclaimer, does this allow me to post a picture not mine and not get my site deleted?

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timethief · Member · May 19, 2011 at 5:58 pm
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NO! The only items your are allowed to post on your blog are those you have obtained prior permission from the copyright holder for posting.
Copyright Law: 12 Dos and Don’ts > http://www.dailyblogtips.com/copyright-law-12-dos-and-donts/
10 Big Myths about copyright explained > http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
The Limitations of Fair Use > http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/18/the-limitations-of-fair-use/
timethief · Member · May 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm
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If you are looking for free sources of image then scroll down to “images (free sources) ” on this page where you will find 71 sources. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/resources/ You can find more on the internet. In each and every case read the Terms of Use and comply with them.
raymondforte · Member · May 19, 2011 at 6:03 pm
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Ok thanks for that.

How do i know if a image is copyrighted?
timethief · Member · May 19, 2011 at 6:14 pm
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You do not touch an image unless it is on a site that has a notice with Terms of Service for use of the images on it. Then you comply with those Terms of Use. Lately, we have had a rash of ignorant (said in the nice way) bloggers, who think that the images Google has indexed appearing in Google image search are free for the taking – they aren’t! The vast and overwhelming majority are under copyright and that’s why Google posts that “image may be under copyright” notice on there image search pages.

On another matter, you have an Affiliates page on your blog – Whoa Nelly! In a nutshell no blogger initiated advertising, retailing or reselling the work created or services provided by anyone other than yourself is allowed on free hosted wordpress.COM blogs. E-commerce transactions via shopping carts and the like cannot be conducted on free blogs from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM
ToS point 9.http://en.wordpress.com/tos/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
The exceptions noted in support documentation with regard to affiliate links are found here: To be clear, people writing their own original book, movie or game reviews and linking them to Amazon, or people linking to their own products on Etsy do NOT fall into this category. http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

If you have any further questions about advertising and/or affiliate links and/or ecommerce on a free blog from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM please contact Staff directly using this link. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

If you do require an ecommerce site, advertising and/or affiliate links you can hire a web host and get a free software install from http://wordpress.org Refer to > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
raincoaster · Member · May 19, 2011 at 6:51 pm
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Basically, ALL images are copyrighted unless they are over 100 years old.
johnnytesting · Member · May 19, 2011 at 9:17 pm
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…if you’re looking for content, contact the WWE PR department directly, and politely, and find out what’s available. As a blogger, even a fanboy one, you might qualify to receive some of the same material / photos the reporters get. Or check their YouTube site to find out if you can embed their videos. There is a right way to do this stuff.

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