Masta_Splinta wrote:Agreed Scarab, I should have - I have fixed that now.
This is a promotion email I received for his book so I assumed since it was sent to me that I could post it. I am not in any way benefitting from the post of the picture, it was only something interesting I though I would share.
Masta_Splinta wrote:... If we had to obtain permission from everyone we "borrow" pictures from on the web there'd be minimal amounts of pictures on the forum.
The international copyright laws are written to allow quoting "brief passages" of a work for the sake of reviews and reference material as long as proper credit is given. However, "brief passages" is not clearly defined. One photo could quite reasonably be interpeted as a "brief passage."
And, you did give them enough credit that I could easily find them on the
Internet
and
Amazon.com
, so I'm pretty sure you're okay in that department.
In addition, either or both of the publisher and the author would be out of their minds if they pursued you for copyright infringement
BECAUSE YOU WERE ADVERTISING THEIR BOOK! And even more stupid, considering the cost of lawyers in this day and age.
Sleep soundly tonight. You're safe.