Fair Use of Online Images
Important Copyright Laws and Topics
Attribtution
Attribution is the process of crediting the author of the work when the author's work is used in another's work.
Creative Commons License
A creative commons license is one of several public copyright licenses. It enables free distribution of any copyrighted work. This license is used when the author wants to let people share, use, and build upon their work.
Public Domain
A public domain is something that is not copyrighted, and cannot be copyrighted. Everyone has the right to use public domains. Copyrights can become public domains if it expires about 70 years after the creator dies.
Fair Use
Fair use is the doctrine that states people may, under certain circumstances, use copyrighted material for quoting, criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research without permission from the author/creator. Fair use only goes to a certain point, and copying too much is still considered an offense
Copyright
Copyright is the exlucsive legal right for an author/creator or someone designated by the creator to be able to print, publish, perform, film, or record material work.
Digital Citizenship
Digital citizenship is the process of using information technology to engage in society, politics, and government.
Websites with Free Images
How do You Know if an Image is Copyrighted?
You can usually tell an image is copyrighted if there is the copyright symbol, the company watermark, or there is a watermark citing a source.