"Unfortunately, Copyright law doesn't care if "big name person" appears to be getting away with copyright infringement while "the little guy" isn't. Because copyright is very personal, a great deal of enforcement rests with the copyright holder. As we all know, there are some people online who just don't care that laws exist or somehow believe the laws don't apply to them. It's unfortunate and unfair, but the reality is that copyright law is not equally applied across the Internet. Having the ability to do something doesn't mean it should be done.
Copyright law is very complex but you don't have to be a lawyer to understand the basics. When it comes to using images online, trust your instinct. If there's any tinge of uneasiness then reconsider or do some research. In many ways, copyright follows the golden rule."
1. The above paragraph states that people that have big names for themselves copyright peoples things from others think that they can get away with it. So often that people that aren't that big in the community do the same thing thinking that the laws don't apply to them. It is sad that there it isn't applied through out the internet. It is a very complex thing and you need to understand the basics laws when using things off the internet.
2. The main point of this paragraph is that just because other people do it, doesn't make it okay for you do it. You always need to follow the laws regardless of how simple it is. In other words, it may happen with people that are famous and people that aren't, but it is still against the law. For example if I knew my internet super star was using things that didn't belong to him, I wouldn't do the same thing. Think before you make that decision of using something off the internet, do your research.
Different Uses Come With Different Obligations
It may be acceptable to use an image, as is, on your blog, but you may not have the right to use that same image in a paid newsletter, book, video or other type of work. Unless the image is in the public domain or you are the copyright holder, you have to consider the use(s) granted by the copyright holder or license. A copyright holder may be agreeable to certain uses but not to others.
1. The above paragraph states that it may be acceptable to use an image the way it is, on your page, but its probably not okay to use it anything that you'd get paid for. You have to be the copyright holder or from the public domain. The copyright holder may agree the usage to some things but others not so much.
2. The main point of this paragraph above is to make sure you get the agreement from the copyright holder to be able to use that persons image on all of your post or blogs. In other words you can post something as is, but posting it and making profit of it is against the law and if that is something you want to do, you must get permission. An example would be, if I wanted to post an image of my niece online to make money off of, I would need to have the permission of her mom or dad to do so.
The purpose of this assignment is to know how the copyright laws work and how to make sure you arent breaking any laws. It is to make it aware that we need to be more cautions about the images we use online.
The key question at the heart of this assignment is, do you know how to make sure you are legally using images from the internet?
Your statement had clarity when you said "For example if I knew my internet super star was using things that didn't belong to him, I wouldn't do the same thing. Think before you make that decision of using something off the internet, do your research." you explained further and provided examples.
ReplyDeleteI feel your statement has relevance in the description you use about needing to be the copyright holder to use an item safely. It was also relevant that you explained how it is important to get the agreement of the copyright holder before you are able to use a personal photo of someone.
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