> It seems to me you only need permission if you're making money 
> directly off the image.

A common misconception, but it's not true. Whether or not you use the image to 
make money (or even if you just charge money to cover the expenses of 
publishing and don't make anything) is irrelevant to whether you have the right 
to publish the image in the first place.

(If that doesn't make sense, consider that if you give away my work for free, 
you are still potentially damaging my ability to earn money from my own work, 
if I so choose. You have also violated my right to control or even prohibit the 
distribution of my work, which is independent of monetary issues.)

Another common misconception: As long as you give credit by naming the creator, 
you can publish it without asking permission. Not true. That frees you from a 
charge of plagiarism, but not from copyright restrictions.

That said, if you don't ask for money and you give credit, and you get called 
into court, the fact that you showed good intent and didn't profit may reduce 
or eliminate the amount of money the court makes you pay. 

--Robin





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