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Jo Zebedee said:
Then that's fine - I use them all the time for images. I think the artists have just got fed up with stuff being taken willy-nilly without credit. :)
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I am still checking sites, trying to find the artist... I want to give him/her credit, and might want to use the image later. So far, no luck.
 

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Cathbad said:
Then again, it was on a site where free distribution is accepted/expected.
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I don't know what site you are referring to so I can't speak to what they are doing -- maybe the artists whose work is there have all given their permission.

However, one thing to remember when using a picture that comes from a site that is offering images free: there are a lot of them offering content that they have no right to at all. Many such sites exist, and flourish, and I am sure that the people who use them think that the artists have given permission (if they think about it at all), and there are sites that are careful about permissions, but accepted/expected doesn't always mean that the site owners aren't practicing their "generosity" with images they have no right to share. There are so many sites of that sort, I doubt an artist could track down every unauthorized use of their work, and so those involved get away with it.

I think you are doing a good thing in continuing to look for the artist.
 
Teresa Edgerton said:
However, one thing to remember when using a picture that comes from a site that is offering images free: there are a lot of them offering content that they have no right to at all.
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Exactly. I' comfortable using it not for profit, though I'd like to give credit (it's gotten me over 300 visits this week!), and I may want to use it for a book - in which case, the artist deserves compensation.
 
If you are using it to draw people to a site where you intend to promote books you will eventually be selling, then an argument can be made that you are using it for profit (although the profit is not immediate). Of course the artist might not see it that way, and be fine with the way you are using it.

The way I have always personally looked at it is that since I desire other people to respect my copyrights I ought to be super scrupulous when it comes to theirs. But I believe that is an unpopular way of looking at things.
 
Teresa beat me to it, but I would just reiterate that there is a lot of unauthorised uploading that goes on and I've read a lot of complaints from artists about e.g. their stuff being put on Pinterest and other sites and even ripped off on Fiverr, all without permission. So I only use sites like Pixabay where people specify they are granting a creative commons licence and wouldn't use anything commercially unless there is a clear licence for that. Apart from anything else, that way you cover yourself and avoid possible legal action.
 
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