Thank you. Yes, I see a lot of people linking to where they found something on the web, believing that to be the source. Unless it is a photo gallery, stock agency, free photo site or private photographer's collection, it is not the source!Just because someone else used an image (legally or illegally) does not give them the copyright. It is especially true of images with quotes on them. Unless clearly stated, they have no rights to the copyright of that image!

Companies like Hallmark etc. purchase rights to sell products with the images and claim copyright of the product,but they never have rights to the original image.

Hope that helps. I hope to provide a lot of information in small pieces that people can digest. The agencies use web crawlers that crawl the web to find where images are being used. Because Steemit is for profit, it's more important that we are especially vigilant.