The Google Image Ripper -- Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should

Just read about a new, faster, easier way to search images, in this article: Google: Handy Systems Makes Google Image Search Easier to Use.

The site described is Google Image Ripper, and it is not affiliated with Google in any way.



I must take issue with this API!

Why would you want to download an image without first visiting the website?

What about copyright and proper attribution? Why would you not want to know who the owner of an image is in order to give due credit?

Fast and easy do not equal desirable in this case. Just because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should.

We want our students to carefully select the images they use in their presentations and projects.

Here are two screencasts I created for our students that show a couple of ways to find creative commons images quite easily.

How to Find Free-to-Use Images using Creative Commons and Google Image Search
Finding Reusable Images in Google Presentations

Yes, it's that important to take the time to find free-to-use images!

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08/25/13 Update: Here's a solution I would be happy with, as mentioned in a Google+ conversation with Phil Bradley:

A statement on the Google Image Ripper landing page:

"Note: remember that images may be subject to copyright. "

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