Re: Stock image illustration (licensing)

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:21:23PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Imagine that there is a new Linux kernel contributor, contributing
> documentation patches. As it is the habit from her company, she adds
> stock images from various sources (which may or may not be related
> to the doc), e.g. freepik or pexels [1], as illustration.
> 
> However, on the source file, the image requires attribution. Yet,
> the attribution instruction doesn't mention image license (she
> attributes as "Illustration of foo by bar on pexels"), hence
> all rights reserved. Can that stock image be added to the kernel
> docs (which is licensed under GPL)?
> 
> PS: none is lawyer here.

Then please consult one if you have questions about licensing issues.
Would you ask a lawyer about dental problems?  :)

thanks,

greg k-h