Celebrity Pictures in Graphics, I haz a question. Options

[TiffanyFactorial]

Createblog is one of the largest online communities for kids all over the web to grab new myspace layouts, website layouts, tutorials, etc. So I'm sure most of you have heard of rev.iew.me & I've gotten several reviews that have bothered me about me using celebrity images in my icons & other graphics.

I'm wondering why if it's SUCH A HUGE DEAL to these people, why does createblog still support & allow layouts to be submitted that use celebrity images? I am NOT saying we should get rid of them, I'm just curious because you'd think if using these images were such a huge deal, createblog wouldn't allow them but they do so .. yeah.

I hope I didn't confuse anyone with my question. :|

[TiffanyFactorial]

Hmm yeah I know that Gabi has read one of my blogs over the frustration over it. It's definitely not just me getting reviewed by people who are trying to bite my head off because I used a picture of Adam Brody or something, it's basically everyone who uses celebrity pictures in their graphics & get reviewed on rev.iew.me.

They all get crap for it. An article by the creator of rev.iew.me has been cited as the "DUN STEAL THEM CELEBRITY PICS, DEY BE ILLEGAL!111!!ONEONE!!" commandment.

One of my affiliates used a picture of some popular model from myspace on her layout & this girl comes by & leaves her a comment saying that she reported her site to the model. Also told her that she should be expecting an e-mail soon from the model to take the layout down. I mean, how far does this have to go? I thought it was so obnoxious.

I think most of those little stuffy sites that complain about that sort of thing just do it because it's become the trend. It makes them feel like they're better designers than everyone else.

HAHAHA true that.

I thought most people who make layouts using images from DA normally ask the artist first...?