Glad that got cleared up. It seemed odd that someone who didn't own the pictures was watching a competing website would come here looking for information.

Nothing odd about seeking a little further education. I've been a graphic designer for over a decade, so I know a little something about how graphic copyrights go but I've never been on the photo end. If there was something I don't know about being able to use that many images without a license if my website is non-profit, I'd like to know about it. I appreciate all the feedback I got. Thanks again.

OK, here is the deal.

He could very well be paying for all those licenses being used on his web site. Is it likely? I don't know.

What you could do, if you are very investigative about it, check with the copyright holder of one of the images and see if they are willing to confirm whether the image has been licensed or not.


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copyright by Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr.
at: http://www.ongo.com/v/1669830/-1/790885D2D21598C7/maryland-aims-to-catch-recruits-eyes-with-new-football-uniforms

Thank you for the reply click_click. I have inquired already, with no response(s)... yet.

If he isn't liscensing all of these images. Then what?

I don't think he is organizing images to be downloaded by others. More like downloading images for his own news purposes/articles, similar to what a newspaper would do. If he is taking images from newspapers and such, that do have copyrights by the photographer/newspaper, then it seems to me, he is doing something wrong when he redistributes their work on his site without any copyright notice at the very least. The only difference is I'm sure the newspapers he is taking the images from are commercial and for commercial use, where as he claims he is not.

He also has a pretty threatening copyright clause at the bottom of his site, that says, "Any reproduction, republication, or redistribution of this site's content without express written consent is strictly prohibited and will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law." I'd find it to be pretty odd if he tried to claim ignorance with something like that out there. I think he knows what he is doing and is trying to be slick about it.

If he is doing something wrong, what's the next step in doing something about it? I can't compete with thousands of images, when Getty/AP charge $20-150 per image.

Smart idea.