It's often challenging to identify and contact the rightsholder. If there is no indication on or around the image, check in the metadata. If there is still no indication of ownership, use a service such as TinEye to locate other instances of that image, and see if they have any copyright information.
If you can get the photographer's name, you may be able to get contact information from a professional association database. Even services such as WhitePages can be helpful.
If you are unable to identify or locate the rightsholder, you cannot use the material. There is no exception for "orphan works" in the law.
Shriek is a copyrighted image. It is illegal to use this image without written permission from the whomever holds the copyright.Shriek is a copyrighted image. It is illegal to use this image without written permission from the whomever holds the copyright.
You can not use anyone elses image for advertising unless you get their permission.
nothing really unless you have permission to use it
If you are altering someone else's image, you need their permission.
Not without permission from the rightsholder.
With permission from the copyright holder, yes.
Photographers will keep a copy of the image without the watermark. If they have given you the rights to the image or permission to use the image without the watermark then they will provide you with that copy.
It is an image that has been put as copyright. This means others may not use this image without permission, or legal action can be taken.
If you use an image without permission and violate copyright laws, you may face legal consequences such as being sued for damages, having to pay fines, and being required to remove the image. It is important to always obtain permission or use images that are in the public domain to avoid copyright infringement.
No. If an image is trademarked for anything, you need specific permission from the owner of the image in order to use it. No matter what you use the image for, the owner of the image can still sue you for copyright infringement (I've seen it happen).
Owning an image or the copyright to an image are the same thing. When you hold the copyright to an image it is yours to do with whatever you will, and you can decide who has permission to use it or not. There is no difference.
Ask Peter Parker first.