Any Website you know that offers "non-copyrighted"

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Any Website you know that offers "non-copyrighted"

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Hi Guys,

I want to write a script for sending ecards.... but I am graphically/artistically challenged. :lol: :lol:

Therefore, I wanted to ask you guys if you knew of a website (that is free) that would let you copy the images/ save it, and reuse it in a script that I am making


Any help is appreciated.

-Matt
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Post by RobertGonzalez »

Not to sound to negative, but I doubt it. Unlike open-source developers, graphics folks have a tendency to not open their images for free use. Although, have you tried google yet?
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Post by matt1019 »

Hi Everah,

I did use google for this... with this search string:

royalty+free+ecards

but, after first few result visits, I came here.

I mean something, and they output something :lol:

let me try this:

non-copyrighted+images
and

non+copyrighted+images

and see what gives

-Matt
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Post by matt1019 »

OK, phew.... some luck...

Here's one link I found (in case if someone is in image hunt as I am):

http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/ ... domain.htm

this website hosts images of insects/mammals/reptiles/plants/machines/agriculture/mollusks/ and last but not least: a flying machine..

None of which I can incorporate into my ecards script. Hence my reason of saying "Some Luck"


-Matt
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Post by matt1019 »

OK, Found an excellent source:

http://jsmagic.net/free/
http://freeimages.com/

let me see what this gives.

-Matt
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Post by Ambush Commander »

Ooh, the Nuvolo icons are pretty spiffy. Granted, they're not ecards, but I'm sure you could hack something up. Also, check out Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free images for Wikimedia projects.
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Post by matt1019 »

Thanks Ambush Commander,
I am taking a look at those right now ;)

Just wanted to know: If I hack/piece the images together, I wouldn't be in violation of any copyrights, right?


As far as the other sites I posted above, I have emailed quite a few authors/webmasters requesting a permission to use their ecard images. See whatgive ;)

-Matt


PS:
Why did I have to be so graphically/artistically challenged??!
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Post by matthijs »

Check out

stock.xchng
free images (though not all can be used commercially, so pay attention to the licence of each image)

istockphoto
Not free, but almost. 1 dollar per image is almost free. Great images there.
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matt1019 wrote:Just wanted to know: If I hack/piece the images together, I wouldn't be in violation of any copyrights, right?
As long as you are not using someone else's images, you are fine. :)
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Post by Ambush Commander »

Well, if you're using public domain images, you can do anything you want with them.

If you use open source images, you'll have to rerelease any derivative work under the same license.
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