Simply put, you may not directly link to any image posted here. Just because I use an image to illustrate an article does not give you license to link to it. When you do a Google Image Search and see an image there, it does not mean you may freely link to it. Did you read the warning next to the image on the Google page? It says the iamge may be subject to copyright. Unstated but equally true, it may be subject to a No Hotlinking policy like this one.

 

When you attempt to link to an image here, I redirect your image request to another location. The same url and file name appear when you look at the image properties. The image you ultimately see is not one posted on my server. If you come to the web site and page where the image is posted, you may still see the swapped image because it is in your browser cache. Hit refresh and you will see the correct image.

 

Solution to the image dilemma:

When you find the image you wanted to link, download a copy to your computer and then upload it to one of the many free image hosting sites on the web. From there you can link the image without running afoul of curmudgeons like me that do not allow hot linking.

 

 

 

Why the "No Hotlinking" Policy

Hotlinking is bandwidth theft.

When you hotlink (link directly to an image at a site other than the page you are posting to):

• You are using bandwidth that someone else has to pay for
• The originating web page doesn't get any visits but you are using up bandwidth of the paid monthly allocation
• If it is a commercial site you may very well be causing loss of sales

 

 

 

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