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by ipaddr 565 days ago
Copying images is a copyright issue.
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more_corn 565 days ago
Is it?
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Retr0id 565 days ago
It isn't.
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ipaddr 565 days ago
Until you get a dmca notice. Taking other people's photos without permission violates copyright.
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Retr0id 565 days ago
No, using them without permission (potentially) violates copyright. Copyright does not concern itself with the specifics of the mechanism by which the rights-holder's content enters your user's web browser, so long as you're not circumventing DRM.
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