I'm pointing to a few articles on my blog and commenting on them. At the same time, I'm using photos from the 'destination' articles to make my blog richer and better lead into the article links. Is this legally ok? I'm basically using the photo to help lead into the article that's hosted at the magazine's site, so if anything I'm generating traffic for that magazine (a good thing from their perspective, I think), but technically speaking, I'm using their photo without permission. Is my activity within the bounds of fair use, or am I out of line? I just want to make sure I'm not stepping on any toes. Also, if this is out of line with legal guidlines, can I realistically expect any legal action when I'm basically helping their traffic? I'm not slamming the articles or anything, and I'm not substituting or plagarising their work - really just adding a few comments to introduce the article.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
2006-10-30
06:07:02
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