A visual, easy-to-understand explanation of public domain, including a flow chart to help you decide whether you can legally use an online image or not.
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Oskar Almazan's curator insight,
June 9, 2017 5:01 AM
What was once a web filled with code and scrolling text, the Internet is now the world’s largest conglomerate of images. And as visual content continues to rule, the number of images available online will only grow. But just because you can Google an image — and technically copy or save it — doesn’t mean the web is a free-for-all of visual data. Photographers and designers need to put food on the table. If every online image was available for free, there would be a lot more starving artists. Fortunately for them, copyrights apply in cyberspace just as in print. And anyone using an image without appropriate rights and permissions can find themselves in plenty of hot water. Understanding the ins and outs of image licensing and usage can save digital marketers, web designers and other content curators from unnecessary penalties, ranging from cease and desist notices to lawsuits and financial demands. Want to be sure you properly use images in your online content? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Just follow our five simple steps, and you just might save yourself a load of legal trouble.
Martin Debattista's curator insight,
June 19, 2017 2:42 AM
Creative Commons remains the best licensing system that promotes creative work and its appreciated.
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Marta Torán's curator insight,
January 20, 2017 3:11 PM
Las reglas para el uso educativo de lo que encontramos en la red. Nos lo cuenta Sue Waters.
Dr Tee Nadan's curator insight,
January 29, 2017 4:28 AM
I wish all tutors/lecturers actually put this in practice. You can't simply use others' materials without due acknowledgement. Period.
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Oskar Almazan's curator insight,
June 9, 2017 5:01 AM
What was once a web filled with code and scrolling text, the Internet is now the world’s largest conglomerate of images. And as visual content continues to rule, the number of images available online will only grow. But just because you can Google an image — and technically copy or save it — doesn’t mean the web is a free-for-all of visual data. Photographers and designers need to put food on the table. If every online image was available for free, there would be a lot more starving artists. Fortunately for them, copyrights apply in cyberspace just as in print. And anyone using an image without appropriate rights and permissions can find themselves in plenty of hot water. Understanding the ins and outs of image licensing and usage can save digital marketers, web designers and other content curators from unnecessary penalties, ranging from cease and desist notices to lawsuits and financial demands. Want to be sure you properly use images in your online content? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Just follow our five simple steps, and you just might save yourself a load of legal trouble.
Martin Debattista's curator insight,
June 19, 2017 2:42 AM
Creative Commons remains the best licensing system that promotes creative work and its appreciated.
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