Newbie question about Celebrity content

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hehe, so if these big newspapers or magazines use that content it must be legal, isn't it?

but if you can use for your purposes is the other question

Its not a question of the magazines getting away with it, the magazines buy the rights to the images from the photographers, who in turn get paid once, or in royalties. It using those images yourself for profit thats illegal.

Now, taking pics of Anna Kornikouva on the beach from a tele-photo lense.. is that legal? I guess so, but fuck... it shouldnt be.