copyright intellectual-property internet
Can I post on Twitter a stock photo without paying?
<p>Found a cool image: <a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/urban-crowds-of-people-from-above-royalty-free-image/1180113568" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/urban-crowds-of-people-from-above-royalty-free-image/1180113568</a></p>
<p>There are many jurisdictions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Twitter jurisdiction</li>
<li>Getty Images jurisdiction</li>
<li>my jurisdiction</li>
<li>author jurisdiction</li>
</ul>
<p>But I don't want to spend loads of dollar everytime I tweet an image.</p>
<h1>What does the IP &amp; copyright &amp; internet law say in 2021?</h1>

<p>Reproducing someone else's copyrighted material without permission is a violation of that copyright. This includes using it to promote your Twitter account. This is a violation of copyright law and of Twitter's TOS.</p>
<p>There may be Fair Use exceptions- this question is arguably fair use. However, it's extremely unlikely your intended post counts.</p>
<p>In the case of the image in question, royalty-free means you pay for a single licence for that image and can then use it as much as you want (according to that licence). You can post that image in as many of your tweets as you like- you don't have to pay each time.</p>
<p>If you don't want to pay for images you use, use public domain images, images with licenses that allow you to use them, or create them yourself.</p>
