08/28/2025
‼️Attention Small Business owning Swifties‼️
Her engagement is AWESOME - yes >>>> B U T - let’s talk about how screenshotting her photos and using them for your business social media is a TERRIBLE idea 👀👀👀👀
Using her pictures for commercial purposes requires more than just fangirling. 🎶 Understanding copyright and publicity rights protects your business and shows respect to artists like Taylor. Here’s why it’s important:
1️⃣ Copyright Law: Photos are protected by copyright, meaning you can’t use them without permission from the photographer. According to the U.S. Copyright Office, the photographer holds rights to the image, regardless of who’s in the photo. [Source: U.S. Copyright Office](https://www.copyright.gov).
2️⃣ Right of Publicity: Taylor Swift has the right to control how her image is used, especially for commercial gain. This means using her image without her consent could violate her publicity rights. [Source: Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School](https://www.law.cornell.edu).
3️⃣ Brand Protection: Using Taylor’s image without permission can lead to legal trouble and damages your brand’s reputation. Engaging legally with musicians’ images through official partnerships reflects positively on your integrity. 🌟
This is why it is so IMPORTANT, as business owners, to understand copyright laws, community standards, and more. If you are sourcing your social media out to an employee, please protect yourself by having them do their research.
If you are sourcing your social media out to a team like ours >>>> well let’s hope they know better. This is one of the many differences between a skilled social media team and someone with a trending video idea and an iPhone. 😎😎
P.S. Yes that’s a Christmas wreath on my front door. No, I’m not one of those crazy people that decorate early. I’m one of those lazy people that never put it away from last year 👀👀👀