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RE: Does Steemit count as commercial usage of content?

in #steemit7 years ago

I’m confused, though. You said you had the rights to use any image you find because you can’t afford to pay for the license, or you can’t find the creator!

I didn't say I had the right to anything. Read again, lol.

Are you saying that trying to make a decent living is simply self-interest, and that others have a right to deny me that living?

Trying to make a decent living is self-interested, of course, you're interested in your own benefit, for your own survival. There is nothing wrong about that.

And people have the rights that the law sets on them, so if you try to deny someone else's living (like shooting them) they can deny you your right to life (by shooting you in self-defence). I'm not saying that we can equate copyrights to shooting people, I'm just describing the laws.

What do you know about what I give to charity and my church and missions from my hard earned dollars?

Nothing. And I would really like for people NOT to donate to churches, lol, but that's just my opinion. You do with your own money what best pleases you.

As Carnegie said, we earn money in order to give it away.

And to eat, to pay for rent, to buy a phone and a snack, to pay the taxi and get a vacation trip to a mountain range and see a beautiful bird.

And about the whole communism and altruism thing, check out this comment I made. I'm not at all an altruistic person. I help because I want, just like you say, and I don't believe that it should be the duty of anyone to give out their stuff for free.

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So, it’s agreed. Lol! No one has the right to use copyright images without express permission from the creator. Sorry to take up your time here with an issue dear to my heart. I will stick to writing my own posts about the subject matter, which I very often do, because along with The Copyright Alliance, I respect the copyright of all original creations, and with their help I will continue to fight for those rights. The End. Lol!