Re: photos for web

On Jun 21, 2006, at 11:17 AM, Susan L. Hedgpeth wrote:

> Hi Webnet,
>
> I'm looking for photos of doctors (medical, optometrist, vet, etc.)
> and other medical personnel to use on our health careers web
> pages. Some questions have come up:
>
> 1. What are the rules for using photos found on the web for
> example via a google search? i.e., do I need to get permission to
> use them?

Absolutely. Same as re-publishing anyone's content in any media. If
you wouldn't reprint a NY Times article on your site without
permission, don't think of photos differently.

>
> 2. Does the university have a library of photos that I can use?

>
> 3. Do you know of other sources for photos?

Harnessing the collective wisdom of crowds and the millions of
digital cameras out there, stock photography is now available as low
as $1/image, rather than $400/image. See:

http://istockphoto.com/index.php

Scot

>
> Thanks.
>
> Susan Hedgpeth
> Career Center
> career.berkeley.edu
>
>
>
>

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