It’s by no means impossible to use an image that is copyright protected – you just need to get a a license or other permission to use it from the creator first. In most cases, using the work either involves licensing an image through a third-party website, or contacting the creator directly.

Keep Your Artwork Legal

1. Whenever possible, use only your own source material.
2. Use out-of-copyright materials.
3. Use public domain images.
4. Obtain permission to use the image.
5. Keep track of your sources.
6. Know the laws in your state and country.

As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner.

Not so, according to attorney Smith. He said anytime you take someone else’s photo from a social media page and repost without permission – even if you are in the picture – you are breaking the law. “They are using the image when they do not have the permission to do so,” Smith said. “That is copyright infringement. “

Android users beware: a loophole in the mobile OS allows apps to take pictures without users knowing and upload them to the internet, a researcher has found. It could then upload the images to a remote server, again without the user being aware. …

Likely, yes, however the cost of such a suit would exceed the likely damages unless there are aggravating circumstances such as pornographic content, multiple pictures of multiple people or Internet posting or demands for money involved…

Someone convicted of felony indecent exposure can be subjected to any or all of the following penalties: Incarceration. Sentences may involve time in the county jail, or one or more years in state prison, depending on the state. The judge may require that the entire sentence be served in jail.

When Does Taking a Photo Violate Privacy Rights? It is generally permissible for people to take photographs at any public place or any private place that they own or rent. Being present on someone else’s private property generally requires the property owner’s consent to take photos.

You can sue anyone for anything. But unless they agreed to keep the conversations secret, they have no obligation to keep them secret. If you choose to reveal information to someone without getting them to agree to keep it secret, you cannot then complain when they don’t keep it secret.

Post-mortem privacy is a person’s ability to control the dissemination of personal information after death. In the US, no federal laws specifically extend post-mortem privacy protection.

An individual could be ordered to pay damages in a civil lawsuit against them or might even face jail time or a hefty fine. So, if someone recorded you without your consent, it is considered a gross infringement on your privacy, and you can initiate a lawsuit against them.

Note any unusual and recurring crackling noises, clicks on the line or brief bursts of static during a call. These are indicators that someone is monitoring and possibly recording the conversation.

Federal law permits recording telephone calls and in-person conversations with the consent of at least one of the parties. This is called a “one-party consent” law. Under a one-party consent law, you can record a phone call or conversation so long as you are a party to the conversation.

Criminal Penalties A person who violates a state law prohibiting secret recording of conversations will face the penalty prescribed by that law. For example, a person violating California’s law faces a possible misdemeanor conviction, a one-year prison sentence, and a $2,500 fine.

Recordings obtained without someone’s consent can be used as evidence in legal proceedings. They are “admissible”. Therefore, a court may use Rule 31.1(2) to exclude from the proceedings any evidence that has been obtained illegally, unfairly, or improperly.

As a general rule, evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court, and surreptitious tape recordings by telephone are illegal in most states under their respective penal (or criminal) codes.

The basic rule to remember is that you cannot record conversations between your spouse and other parties without consent (knowledge) of at least one of the parties. Hiding a voice-activated recorder in their car, gym bag, or even in your own home to try to catch him or her with their paramour is illegal.

There is no definitive answer as to whether cell phone video, or any evidence for that matter, is admissible in court. There are some basic rules that you can use to enhance your position, but in the end, the decision is ultimately made by the judge.

Under the “silent witness” theory, photographic evidence is admissible if the process used to produce the photograph is accurate and reputable. Thus, before photographic evidence is used at trial, the trial attorney must consider the purpose of the photographic evidence and the need for expert testimony.

Primary tabs. Evidence that can not be presented to the jury or decision maker for any of a variety of reasons: it was improperly obtained, it is prejudicial (the prejudicial value outweighs the probative value), it is hearsay, it is not relevant to the case, etc.

Many judges have only allowed it because cases are of such public interest, it is a disservice to the public to bar them from seeing the trial. But that public interest really has to be measured against the distraction. Distraction itself can be a cause of injustice if it influences the jury or witness testimony.

Using cell phone video as evidence in court is certainly possible, but evidence is not always guaranteed to be admissible. If you would like to use cell phone evidence in your case, your attorney will have to convince the judge that the video footage is both relevant to your case and reliable.