Google removes View Image from results, part of Getty settlement

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https://www.slashgear.com/google-removes-view-image-from-results-part-of-getty-settlement-15519814/

Google Search has effectively put the world’s information at our fingertips. It is, however, a two-edged sword that may have also made it too easy for people to circumvent certain laws, particularly copyrights and trademarks. Google has always come under fire for that but things came to a head when stock photography website Getty Images lodged a complaint against it in Europe, where Google has a track record of losing. Last week, the two reached a settlement that will see Google change some things in its image search. That starts now with its removal of the “View Image” button in image search results.

It’s a subtle change for a small button that could have a tremendous impact on users more than Google. The View Image button gave users the convenience of seeing the image by itself, without having to go to its source website, and even download the image. It has, however, been a huge headache for owners of those images or at least those who have the rights to them.

Getty’s complaint stems from how Google has made it too easy to lift material without attribution. That is factually true since View Image doesn’t exactly inform users of any copyright or licensing requirements. But there is another aspect to its beef with Google. By delivering the image instantly, users no longer have to go to the source website, which deprives them of page hits and ad revenue from visits.

So now Google is removing that button and, therefore, making it harder for users to immediately save an image. You will, of course, still be able to do so, whether you visit the original website or not. And, of course, Google and Getty would prefer that you did.
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Right click on pic, copy image location,done.(Firefox)
 
This part is even worse IMO..

Google is also removing Search by Image, which could be used/abused to search for similar images without watermarks. Reverse image search still works, though, by dragging an image to the search bar, but you’ll still run into the same limitations.
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Batista said:
Right click on pic, copy image location,done.(Firefox)
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Thanks. I changed to Duckduckgo for Images because it was so cumbersome but what you said sounds quite simple.
 
and how many times have you found an image that is not actually on the source page you are directed to when you click visit site?

For me, quite a few.
 
AstroTurf said:
and how many times have you found an image that is not actually on the source page you are directed to when you click visit site?

For me, quite a few.
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Click bait image search, Google should hit back hard and fix that problem too
 
Google removes View Image from results, part of Getty settlement

Annoying AF.

In Chrome:

Google image button.jpg
 
AstroTurf said:
and how many times have you found an image that is not actually on the source page you are directed to when you click visit site?

For me, quite a few.
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Yeah exactly, and you're directed to some dodgy website that requires you to sign up.
 
evilstebunny said:
This part is even worse IMO..
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Agreed, reverse image search has always been a great help to me. Particularly with Gumtree and other classifieds sites, to find out whether the photo is of the actual item, or if it was just taken off Google.

At the moment the reverse image lookup is still working.
 
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