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Glenn 8675309
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Jan 25, 2024 12:54 AM UTC
Question

Legality of using other users Facebook images

MY QUESTION:   How would you feel  if I just took images from a facebook group page, images that you posted, and used them to make content for my own youtube channel?

Recently in a facebook group which is about photoshop elements I noticed some activity from one user I found a bit odd.

Typically, within 4 days of a user posting an image and asking "I need help with this shadow" or "How do I match the colors in these photos?"  The same exact image appears as a "tutorial" on his Youtube channel.

Many of the images used are of children:  football team picture, cheerleader picture, kid in a family picture type stuff.

I checked with 5 users: Only one had given permission.   One user contacted him and had the video removed.

All the videos on his youtube channel have commenting disabled, which leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

It all seems to be just a bad way of doing business to me.


 

 

 

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
Jan 29, 2024 12:40 AM UTC

There is no excuse for theft.  Not when royalty-free stock images can be sourced for commercial use at minimal to no cost.

 

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Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Glenn 8675309
Legend
Jan 29, 2024 12:02 PM UTC

The guy in question continues to do it- I had to unblock him on facebook to check his activity,  then wait 48 hours before I could block him again.    

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
Jan 29, 2024 11:00 PM UTC

There's nothing Adobe can do. You should report his abuse to Facebook and YouTube.  Let them take appropriate action.

 

 

 

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Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Glenn 8675309
Legend
Jan 25, 2024 2:03 AM UTC

I posted in this community by accident, I meant to post it in the photoshop elements group.

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Leslie Moak Murray
Community Expert
Community Expert
Jan 25, 2024 2:08 AM UTC

I think the question still applies to any version! I agree it's wrong.

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