Copyright Infringements
Copyright Infringements are rife on the web because users fail to understand the difference between publicly viewable and available to use. Just because an individual has made their content available on the internet for people to see, does not mean that anyone can use it.
Think of it this way – if you had spent time creating something original, how would you like it if somebody helped themselves to it, posted it on their site and then started making money from that site as a result of people viewing your content?
This applies to ALL content, including text, photos, original artwork and poems.
However, when we first start writing online, it is very hard to make our way through the Copyright Minefield. This is because it is sometimes hard to work out what you can legally use, what you cannot use unless you have permission and what you cannot use at all.
Even if the content owner gives permission for their content to be used there may be terms and conditions. These usually involve how the content may be used, how the content must be accredited and whether the content can be adapted.
To help online publishers work out what to do and what not to do as they look for content and images to use on their sites, I have put together an article that covers all aspects of copyright. I have also added links to places where free to use images may be found.
The information may be found at Copyright Infringements.
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