Home » Industry » Don’t Get Smacked by Copyright Infringemnt

Don’t Get Smacked by Copyright Infringemnt

Developers do it all the time – they need an image for a website and head on over to Google images, put a keyword in and voila! Free pictures for everyone!

Web Design Gainesville Florida
Web Design Gainesville Florida

Not so fast.

Many of these images are protected under copyright law and if you get caught, it’s a hefty fine. We have heard it is as high as $750 per instance. So if that image is used multiple different times, as in a header image, that can really add up.

There’s not a lot you can do about it either except plead your case to the person or entity filing the lawsuit.  You may be able to go to court and get them to lower the penalty amount if you can show that you did not intend to violate the copyright, but that’s a long shot. The fact that you went to Google images in the first place means you are attempting to get an image for free.

How to avoid getting dinged…

 

The only way to be sure your images are on the up-and-up is to purchase them from one of the many online image repositories out there. Pay for them. It’s worth it in the long run. But you still have to be careful there and make sure you are purchasing the correct rights. Most image repositories’ default permissions include web use. If you want to use the image in print then you’ll probably need to purchase and extended license. Just be careful, it’s expensive out there….

Using Google URL Shortener

It really could not be easier. Google’s URL shortener is certainly the best one out there. https://goo.gl/ Our latest rollout, InfoGopher, uses this extensively. Our unique texting app needs short URLs in order to remain inside text character limits. Anyway, we love it. Google as usual gives you

What’s New For 2015

Really, we’re not all that sure. We’ll go where the winds blow us but we do have some exciting projects to start out the year right. January will be a big month for us here at Livewire and we hope it only goes up from there. We’re glad

Product Variations – WordPress Plugins

So this is a nice little plugin – an add-on to Woocommerce called Smart Variation Images. The extension allows  you to set different images to each product variation. This is handy to display different style types to the user as they browse through your product variation choices. Each time they

Page Speed Insights

The importance of page load speeds for website performance cannot be emphasized in the current digital environment. A website’s loading speed can make or break its success in today’s fast-paced world when people expect rapid access to information and flawless online experiences. The following are some major justifications

Good one on Sitelinks

Sitelinks also factor into your ad rank, and can influence the position of your ad on search page. Ad Rank previously took into account your max cost-per-click (CPC) and quality score, and now ad extensions and formats are another component of the calculation. Seems like a no-brainer to implement,

What the Heck! The Boutique Guide?!

Yes, it’s the roll out of our newest fandangled BOUTIQUE GUIDE! This is a really, truly excellent experiment in cooperative advertising. We’ve built The Boutique Guide to get small boutiques – generally just a one or two person operation – a leg up on their (lass capitally challenged)