Avatar photo ethics

[JodieTs]

Is it ok to use a pic of another person,
without their permission?

Even more so, is it ok to use the photo of a
Day-1 female
who knows nothing of you stealing her pic?

The reason I ask is that lots of people use pics of ts porn models
and I would guess its without their permission.

A few even use Day-1 female pics,
which is EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO,
if it's ok and doesn't upset anyone.

What do you lot think?

[BoyNeedsGirl]

It's completely ethical to use pictures of pornstars as a avatar because these people put these pictures up knowing that everyone can have access to it. If you stole a photo from someone who hasn't posted it up on the internet, then that is unethical.

[rockabilly]

All's fair in ethics and avatars.


Now behold my Black Mage doin the "cabbage patch".

[JodieTs]

It's completely ethical to use pictures of pornstars as a avatar because these people put these pictures up knowing that everyone can have access to it. If you stole a photo from someone who hasn't posted it up on the internet, then that is unethical.

Ok from that
I take a pic from your social family profile on say facebook
Say, nick a pic of your 6 yr old niece
& put it in an avatar on a paedo rape / murder site,
would that be ok
simply coz you posted her pic on the internet?
and would it be ethical?

In your own time....
tick, tock....

[BoyNeedsGirl]

Ok from that
I take a pic from your social family profile on say facebook
Say, nick a pic of your 6 yr old niece
& put it in an avatar on a paedo rape / murder site,
would that be ok
simply coz you posted her pic on the internet?
and would it be ethical?

In your own time....
tick, tock....

It depends, if that picture was available to everyone, then it would be legally right... Facebook lets you only display photos to people you want to see the photos. It would be inaccessible to everyone else. Ethically, it would be wrong to do that. People should be more aware of what they post on the internet.

[smc]

Is it ok to use a pic of another person,
without their permission? ... which is EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO,
if it's ok and doesn't upset anyone.

Ok from that
I take a pic from your social family profile on say facebook
Say, nick a pic of your 6 yr old niece
& put it in an avatar on a paedo rape / murder site,
would that be ok
simply coz you posted her pic on the internet?
and would it be ethical?

Dammit, Jodie, when I read your first post I knew it was a setup, and I was so psyched to be the one to reveal what you were up to, and then I saw that you already had snared some "innocents" into your wonderful trap to make your point. :respect:

So now I'm relegated to wondering how I can manage to stay up all night, every night, so I'm never thwarted again. :lol:

My avatar, by the way, has been officially sanctioned by the celebrity Day-1 guy whose t-shirt is featured. The heart is actually a cartoon version of the heart operated on in an early experimental heart transplant by the famous Dr. Denton Cooley, and I pay a small royalty to his estate each month in exchange for permission to use it. It is a small inconvenience, but my "I wear my heart on my sleeve" avatar has served me well here for nearly 4,000 posts. :)

[Mel Asher]

Of course I'm one of those :innocent:s !

Although I tend to rabbit on pretty harmlessly, my lagomorphic communication skills are strictly limited, so I had to resort to the unethical measure of threatening my Avatar with a quick dose of myxomatosis ( transmitted species-specific STD ) and Hey Presto ! Immediate Avatar availability. I let him have a carrot by way of compensation, and he responded by giving me a hard-on ( albeit a very small one ) !

So, Thanks Bugs Bunny, and good munching ! Can't think why he made that comment though ( or can I ?)

Keep at it like rabbits, folks !
:respect: to all.

[Tread]

Is it ok to use a pic ?
?
What do you lot think?

That?s a difficult question.

If it?s noticeable a fan approval, like a porn star in a porn forum, I don?t think there is a big problem even without permission.

It becomes difficult where the boundary to identity theft is,
or an improper use begins. If being fan of someone or something (e.g. Mel Gibson/ Mel Gibson Movies) generates a bad connection to an e.g. racist behaviour (like Eric Cartman tries to annihilate the Jews, I like South Park), then the use would be problematic.

Legal aspects are difficult in the internet, because the copyright law and use of photos is not the same worldwide.
I know I took and changed my Avatar without permission, but I don?t make money with it or generate bad connection to the original owner (I think), so no one would complain about it.

But what can be found in the internet is not free to use everywhere.

[shadows]

My Avatar has to stay, as Fran would kick my ass if I dared to change it to something else(besides I like it).;)