Is it bad form to hotlink an image which has been stolen from the site you are hotlinking it at?
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Update: Seems like they are raising money for MS. I guess it WAS bad form.
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I dunno, using other people’s work without referencing or acknowledging the source is still bad form, even if done for charity.
That’s assuming they knew who the source is; looks like the image has been cropped down quite a bit.
(side note: my wife has MS and that disease sucks 10,000 lbs of major ass)
You really should shoot them a message suggesting they change the image to the original. Even on the internet it’s just wrong to steal things like that without acknowledging the source. Plus, if people like that picture they might like to know where to go for more of the funny (IMAO Archives)
I dunno, using other people’s work without referencing or acknowledging the source is still bad form, even if done for charity.
That’s assuming they knew who the source is; looks like the image has been cropped down quite a bit.
(side note: my wife has MS and that disease sucks 10,000 lbs of major ass)
You really should shoot them a message suggesting they change the image to the original. Even on the internet it’s just wrong to steal things like that without acknowledging the source. Plus, if people like that picture they might like to know where to go for more of the funny (IMAO Archives)