Bichur * Sorry!, - With your, specific Avatar-I hastened to the statement, but the avatars are used and other people ...
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the answers to why have to do with allowing freedom of creation yet protect the rights of the original creator.
[1] the answers to the Question: Why does one person Web-site "wincustomize.com" allows an image to use and free to download other users, the other person do not, with the image the same, downloaded immediately from the site, (*Ie Web-site to replicate the image already has and uses it)
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And question number 2: " Is it necessary, (* according to international standards), confirming the copyright for the image if it is used in the Bootskin XP?
I will explain:
The original image has a size of not less than: 1024х768х24bit= 2.25MB(in format Bmp),
The same image in Bootskin XP already has the size: 640х480х4bit =150KB (in format Bmp)
Conclusions:
Ie the secondary image uses less than 5% of the original data, that under international law be permitted without the requirement of copyright
(* In fact, it stretched Avatar, and the avatars do not require confirmation
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And third, why in this Web-site does not create your library of images available for beginners? -( not only for Bootskin);
And if some Internet services allow to find the author (Search: like the image) on the original image ...?
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Fourthly: "Who could specify: International regulations for the use of screenshots
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