Is it legal for me to post celebrity pictures on my celebrity blog?

[Andrew F]

I have a celebrity blog that gets pretty good traffic? I basically post celebrities being hot or stupid-- I just get these pics from the internet.

-- I don't own the copyright.
-- My blog generates some ad income
-- My blog is similar to like PerezHilton or something.

So is it legal or am I going to get sued?

[baby girl]

Usually pictures of celebrities that are on the internet have copyrights on them and can not be used and/or posted on other websites without consent from the original owner. If someone post a picture(s) that have a copyright on it without the consent of the original owner they risk the chance of being sued. However despite all of this there are some pictures on the internet that don't have copyrights on them and these pictures can be used and/or posted on other websites.

Just be sure to check the websites where you get the pictures from to see whether or not the pictures have copyrights on them. Well I hope I answered your question. Have a nice day! Bye! :-)

[Tim]

If you took the picture, it is your right to post them on your blog.

If someone else took the picture, you are committing copyright infringement and are likely to be sued if you are caught.


To give you a rough idea, I am a professional photographer, and when I see one of my photos on another person's website, blog, or Facebook account, I sue them for $150,000 per image every single time. I will often settle for $5,000 to $10,000 per image, but never less than that. Just make sure you are prepared for that kind of risk if you are going to commit copyright infringement.