Avatar photo ethics

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Originally Posted by JodieTs

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.

Originally Posted by JodieTs

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.

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

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.