The availability of pictures on the internet can make it very easy to use them in your marketing or work documentation. But in business, doing so without paying could land you in hot water…..as found out by a client of mine recently. They had used a photo in a PowerPoint presentation which their client uploaded on to a website. The photographer discovered this and pursued our client for breach of copyright and several hundred pounds.
Fortunately, our client had professional indemnity insurance which included cover for breach of copyright claims so the insurer dealt with the claim and a settlement was agreed with the photographer.
Most people think all insurance is the same….Some people realise that you do get what you pay for!