[idi banashapan]

Shields up!! Attaaaaack!!!

My point is, were you to have been asking for a way or place to download ms office to use without the owners knowledge (microsoft), then you would likely find the thread would be closed and you'd be expected to get an agreement from MS (or license) to use it. What is so different in this case? Someone else has produced something you want to use. If they haven't said 'anyone can use this for whatever they want without restriction' or something to a similar ends, then where is the harm in asking? Flickr is not designed as a free stock site. There are other sites for that with great images free to use for whatever purpose.

But if the person who took the photo or made the image has agreed you can use it (which you say they have) then there is no issue, is there? Therefore you don't need to keep trying to defend your corner. Use the image and enjoy it...

I am interested to find out what you think I am saying is so unreasonable that it appears on the verge of causing you offence, however.