Can i manipulate a picture in a such way that it is usable. if yes how?

[Sam09schulz]

Lets suppose i downloaded a photo from a XYZ website and want to use it on my own website, and also i want to rank for same keyword, and would like to rank just below XYZ site,

i know there could be copyright issue. what can be done to avoid this issue.

Can i manipulate the picture in a  such way that it is usable. if yes how?

How can i use that official websites picture for my website, i mean, can i cite that website as  a source?

what is the  best practice in this case?

i dont want to use stock photo,i really like xyz sites pics.

[Vanderlindemedia]

"i know there could be copyright issue. what can be done to avoid this issue. "

I dont think you should be getting any advice for this at all, since copyright exists for a reason. I'm not going to tell you on how to avoid being caught using copyrighted photo's.

[Zeotools0]

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