Can I use these pictures?

[missmaile]

Hi Everyone

I am new to this forum and to collecting autographs - I am sooo excited though!

I was wondering if anyone could help me as I do not want to end up in trouble!

If I find a photo that I really like of a celeb and download it onto my pc from the website/google pictures am I allowed to print it off and send it to a celeb and ask them to sign it?

Can I use one of the online photo printing companies to have such photos printed? Like I would with family photos I transfer my photo files to them and they print and send them to me, can I do this with photos I have saved onto my pc that are of celebs?

I do not want to try and get these printed and be told I am not allowed to do so, so I thought I would ask here first.

Any help is greatly appriciated.

Thank you

[RYAN J.]

Yes, you can do that. I know some online stores don't allow this, but several of the members on here use sites that allow them to print those types of photos. I personally use my Wal-mart store and have mine done there. but I don't think there's to many wal-marts in the UK.

RYAN J.

[osiris]

You can get them printed at Boots or Asda or Tesco or any other photo printing store. Some wont let you print copyright images like these, others will turn a blind eye.

There are also online stores you can upload images to, such as the Asda one I use (your photos will be posted to you). These generally dont check copyright. I personally wouldnt try and print an image under 1024 x 768 (for a 6x4 photo) as it would be too small and come out all fuzzy.

[missmaile]

I had an e-mail today from a company I tried - photobox and they said it breaches copyright laws in the UK so I am not allowed to print them, I guess I will have to buy a photo printer or something

I know some places have self service booths, do the store see these photos? If I were to do it on one of those at Asda would the staff there see it?

[missmaile]

I had an e-mail today from a company I tried - photobox and they said it breaches copyright laws in the UK so I am not allowed to print them, I guess I will have to buy a photo printer or something

I know some places have self service booths, do the store see these photos? If I were to do it on one of those at Asda would the staff there see it?

Most of the photos I have found are under 1024x768 aswell

[packrat]

I know some places have self service booths, do the store see these photos? If I were to do it on one of those at Asda would the staff there see it?

I don't know about the UK, but here in the States I use a self-service kiosk at a local Target store. A window pops up asking if I either own the photo or if I'm printing out a copyrighted image. Then it asks if I have permission to print them out if they are copyright images. I check off the "yes" box and proceed with printing out the photo. No one is standing there looking over my shoulder.

[mightyswagman]

I dont see any problem with using google image search,it doesnt cost anything and as long as there isnt a copyright on the image,it is up for anyone who wants it.

[missmaile]

I dont see any problem with using google image search,it doesnt cost anything and as long as there isnt a copyright on the image,it is up for anyone who wants it.

How do you know if its copyright? I have just tried google image search and the images come up from websites like mtv which I would have thought are copyrighted?

[packrat]

Just because you don't see a copyright doesn't mean they are in the public domain. Photos often get modified, it's easy enough to do. I don't have a problem with using such an image for an autograph request -- as long as it isn't going to be sold.

[mufcdd]

I dont see any problem with using google image search,it doesnt cost anything and as long as there isnt a copyright on the image,it is up for anyone who wants it.

This is not true at all.