A few years ago, I was talking to another designer and I warned her that some of the photos on her blog could be putting her at risk for copyright infringement.  She was immediately defensive and responded that the designers should be happy that the photos were on her site because it was free publicity.  I tried to explain that publicity or not, she was opening herself and her business to potential legal action.  She reacted like I was going to be the one to file the lawsuit!

So I hope that you'll be a little more open-minded to what I'm going to talk about today.  In other words, don't shoot the messenger.  

The bottom line is unless you took the photos on your website or have explicit permission from the copyright holder you are infringing on copyright and can have legal action taken against you.  

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