Would it be possible to get sued for making a wallpaper website or using a wallpaper in an online video.

[froggyboy604]

I see a lot of popular anime wallpaper and e-card websites, but this seems like a somewhat risky type of a website since a lot of the images in these sites are copyrighted by Funimation, Namco, and the Japanese Anime Industry. I sometimes wonder the chances of getting sued for using copyrighted anime, movie or music related images on a website, or youtube since in a way the user of the image of the picture is profiting from it since most anime wallpaer websites are ad-supported, and Youtube partners video are also ad supported.

I guest it depends on the picture if I use a picture of a entertainer who has a strong relationship with the RIAA or MPAA then I am more likely to get sued if the entertainer only cares about profiting.

I never heard of any entertainer suing their fans for copyright infringement for making a wallpaper and sharing it online.

[SetoTK]

Theoretically you shouldn't be sued, but then you shouldn't be sued for sharing music but well the music industry make the nazi's look like the teletubbies

but theoretically you should be okay.

anyhow to avoid getting sued just know your irghts

[Skeithex]

so long as you don't charge people to buy your wall paper then you should be fine. But if your making a lot of the money then the companies are going to come after you like brain hungry zombies.

[froggyboy604]

It is pretty ridiculous how online laws work since people are getting sued for helping promote
music and movies by sharing it on bittorrent.