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Originally posted by Armed & Hammered
I thought at first you were hotlinking the thumb but you're actually downloading it to your own server which would legally obligate you to buy a license for the content you are serving. Correct me if I'm wrong. That looks like a C&D letter waiting to happen.
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A U.S. Federal Court ruled in February 2002 that thumbnail images are not protectable under U.S. copyright law. Only full sized images are protectable.
Here is the story:
Court Rules 'Thumbnail' Images OK, Full-Sized Copies Not
By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
07 Feb 2002, 4:07 PM CST
In an important decision for the application of copyright law on the Internet,
a federal appeals court has ruled that while Web sites may legally reproduce and post "thumbnail" versions of copyrighted photographs, displaying full-sized copies of the images violates artists' exclusive right to display their own works.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174326.html