gallery post question

[stevenm]

I have a photo that I got off of google images. I have edited it and created what friends tell me is a pretty neat photo. I wondered if it would be proper to post it in the gallery being as I didn't photograph the original.

If so, how do I go about it

[Byron Gale]

Stevenm,

That depends -- if the owner of the image has explicitly given away rights to allow the creation of derivative works, then you're probably not treading on any copyrighted toes.

Of course, I am not a lawyer, so none of my advice is legal advice.

Byron

[Wendy]

My thoughts on this are the same as Byron ... it really depends on the copyright of the original image.

Wendy

[Newtome]

Hi Steven,
I got this info from Google FAQ.

Are there any copyright restrictions associated with the images?
The images identified by the Google Image Search service may be protected by copyrights. Although you can locate and access the images through our service, we cannot grant you any rights to use them for any purpose other than viewing them on the web. Accordingly, if you would like to use any images you have found through our service, we advise you to contact the site owner to obtain the requisite permissions.
Elaine