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It seems saving pictures from Google Images or any website for the sake of personal use is a subject of debate. On one hand, you have people telling you as long as you're using it for personal use, you should be fine. And on the other, there are people who say that regardless of purpose, unless you have permission, it's illegal to do this. No exceptions.



I'm not sure about the UK, which is where I live. But it doesn't seem the laws here are too indifferent as far as copyright goes. I don't want opinions. I want the correct answer. Is it or is it not legal? The division regarding this issue is worrying, as I don't want to break any laws unknowingly.  Thank you.










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I do not think there is any harm with saving pictures from websites if it's mainly for personal use alone. I mean isn't that the reason those pictures made it to the internet in the first place?

However, a case of copyright can arise if such image or picture is used for commercial purpose or advertisement without the permission of it's owner. 
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What you are doing is definitely copyright infringing. And what you should do from here onwards is what is going to decide your next direction for the work. I personally prefer using the unsplash images. And also you can use pixabay. So either one of them would do for the free image that you can add inside the content. 
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The short answer is that it is not legal to save photos from Google Images or any other website without the permission of the copyright holder. Even if the photos are being used for personal use, the copyright holder still has the exclusive right to distribute, reproduce, and modify their work. Unless they have granted permission, it is not legal to use their photos without their consent.
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