I have been curious about this for awhile and thought I'd ask this question here.
I have seen many self published authors doing promo on Facebook, Goodreads, and blogs, etc...
Often they create "banners" that will be displayed across a page or a picture promo with their book title and include a celebrity's picture depicting their character/s. Is this allowed? I admit, some of them look really great. But, isn't this illegal? Don't you need the permission to use the image of a celebrity in promo?
I have seen many self published authors doing promo on Facebook, Goodreads, and blogs, etc...
Often they create "banners" that will be displayed across a page or a picture promo with their book title and include a celebrity's picture depicting their character/s. Is this allowed? I admit, some of them look really great. But, isn't this illegal? Don't you need the permission to use the image of a celebrity in promo?