Don't plagiarize use Creative Commons content. Click on the via makeuseof.com link and read the article to see how easy it is to find content you can legally use for your blog, website, or whatever.
Do you currently use Creative Commons content? If not, why not?
I was going through some of my RSS feeds the other day and one from Wild Apricot (a non-profit technology blog), entitled "How To Find CC-Licensed Flickr Photos for Your Blog", mentioned FlickrCC as an easy way to search Flickr by keyword and licensed use.
It looked interesting so I visited the site at http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net.
I was impressed with the ease of use, as well as the information provided for each image found.
I searched for "pelican" with the Commercial check box checked. The first 36 thumbnails found are shown in the left hand pane, when you click on one of them the attribution information is shown in the right hand pane, along with the available sizes.
An interesting site and concept. See the about page: http://alpha.publicvideos.org/about
Short video clips all under Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" licensing. http://creativecommons.org/about/cc0
My quick recommendations:
- Link to the source page.
- Provide the image title, creator’s name, and license (link to the license if you can) as a caption or in the “title” attribute:
“Agatha on the porch” by Flickr user Kristopher Nelson, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 license.
- If the licensor asks for a specific attribution, do what they request.
The general goal is to provide credit to the source, along with information to your visitors on the image’s license. (See also the Creative Commons FAQ.)
The full post contains easy to follow instructions for properly attributing images for your blog that have Creative Commons licensing.
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By Kevin Purdy, 7:30 AM on Thu Oct 1 2009, 4,723 views
If you're starting out on your own, or just wondering exactly how and where your independent work is covered by copyright, the Freelance Switch blog has a meaty, explanatory post on the ins and outs of copyright that's well worth the (long) read. Intrigued by the Creative Commons realm, but not sure how it would work for your solo gig? That's touched on, too. Photo by Uncommon Depth.
Good explanations.
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