Would it be copyright infringement to re-post a photo on my instagram account that I got from Google, and/or a Facebook page?
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Would it be copyright infringement to re-post a photo on my instagram account that I got from Google, and/or a Facebook page?
Even though I do not claim it to be mine nor do I say that I took or made the photo?
Asked on February 15, 2014 under Business Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Yes, it is copyright infringement. Do not confuse plagarism (claiming that another's work is your own) with copyright infringement: if you use somone else's copyrighted material (and unless you know for a fact that the material is older than 75 years or that the person has expressly put it into the "public domain," assume that it's copyrighted) without permission, then regardless of whether or not you claim it's yours, it is copyright infringement.
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