Albion Wilde pinged this message to me from another thread:
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“Remember, good FRiends, don’t post pix from Getty, AP or Reuters, and AFP — JimRob has had to settle lawsuits in the past over this. Give our mods a break!”
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mOd: I have to say, I did not know this. May have to add this to advisories at the beginning of the thread.
FYI from prior experience(s) of my own they (MSM auditors) have bots that scour posts and match images to their own. Then you get a letter from their law office stating you owe them $$$ for allowing to be rendered. I seem to recall one I got warranted following up on so I sent a letter in response noting fair use and citing digital millenium copyright act & I don’t believe I ever heard anything back. HOWEVER this was long after JR history here.