Are we allowed to post celibrity posts on MyLOT

India
September 18, 2008 7:36am CST
I have a nice collection of celeb pics, I was wondering if I am allowed to upload those pictures on MyLot. I also have a nice collection of deviant art pics, are we allowed to post those?
1 response
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
18 Sep 08
You can post any pictures so long as you don't infringe copyright (I suspect the 'celebrity' pictures are not yours, so you would be infringing copyright in doing so). The Guidelines for posting pictures are very clear. There is a link at the bottom of each page.
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
18 Sep 08
Any pictures you post should also not be offensive or of an adult nature, of course. Just the usual rules.
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
18 Sep 08
They may be freely available but they are still, I am almost certain, somebody's property, not yours. Unless you specifically see a notice attached to them that they may be used freely, you can assume that someone somewhere holds the copyright. The fact that you found them on some website and it's pretty obvious that they copied them from somewhere else doesn't absolve you. People have downloaded music tracks for a long time without being prosecuted but, just recently, the copyright owners have decided to take action. Of course, they take action first in the places where the legal expense of doing so makes the most sense. Technically, if you upload unauthorised copyright material to MyLot, MyLot becomes liable for hosting it. That is why the clause is there in the Guidelines and TOS. No doubt, if MyLot were taken to court about it, they would very soon pass on the damages to the members - and especially those who had infringed the Terms of Service.