Now You Can Embed and Share Getty Images – At No Cost

Global digital media company Getty Images announced Wednesday, for the first time, the ability for people to embed and share its imagery – at no cost – for non-commercial use on websites, blogs and social media channels through a new embed tool.

Through the embed tool, individuals can draw on Getty Images’ latest news, sports, celebrity, music and fashion coverage; digital photo archive; and conceptual images to illustrate their passions, ideas and interests, says the company.

“Images are the communication medium of today and imagery has become the world’s most spoken language,” said Jonathan Klein, co-founder and CEO of Getty Images. “Whether via a blog, website or social media, everyone is a publisher and increasingly visually literate.”

Embedded images will include photographer attribution and, when clicked, will link back to www.gettyimages.com where the image can be licensed for commercial use.

This will provide people with a simple and legal way to utilize content that respects creators’ rights, including the opportunity to generate licensing revenue, says the company.

The embed capability will be supported anywhere HTML can be posted and users will also be able to share images on major social platforms including Twitter, as well as WordPress, which, with 75 million users, is believed to be the world’s most popular blogging platform.

Getty Images is among the world’s leading creators and distributors of still imagery, video, music and multimedia products.

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