tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post881143783195304396..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: Article: Urban Copyright LegendsJill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-8114101984497148412010-08-03T18:35:26.204-04:002010-08-03T18:35:26.204-04:00Mitch, a photograph does not have to carry a copyr...Mitch, a photograph does not have to carry a copyright mark or statement for it to be protected. Once it is fixed, it is protected under copyright law. It will only enter the public domain (in the U.S.) 70 years after the death of its creator.<br /><br />If you find a photo and are unsure if it has passed into the public domain (and it does not have a Creative Commons license), use the photo at your own risk.Jill Hurst-Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-10331653528697326262010-08-03T18:10:59.355-04:002010-08-03T18:10:59.355-04:00You're probably correct, but it's still co...You're probably correct, but it's still confusing. If there's a copyright mark on the image, or some kind of identifier, it's easy. If not, you just don't know.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125633934727204568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-28841647798905672922010-08-01T18:33:38.789-04:002010-08-01T18:33:38.789-04:00Mitch, BTW, sounds like you might be confusing fai...Mitch, BTW, sounds like you might be confusing fair use with the public domain. Just because a photograph is widely used does not mean that it is in the public domain. It is still under copyright protection for the life of the creator, plus 70 years. Only then will the image enter in the public domain.Jill Hurst-Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-5497284108435299192010-08-01T14:34:15.854-04:002010-08-01T14:34:15.854-04:00This is such a tough topic to deal with, especiall...This is such a tough topic to deal with, especially for bloggers and the subject of images. In a discussion with a photographer friend of mine, I said that if I go onto Google and see an image multiple times that there's no way I know who really originated it, and in my mind that should allow me fair use. He stated that it's always up to the person who wants to use an image to try to figure out who the originator was for copyright protection. I just don't know how it would be possible under most circumstances, and thus I don't know whether, if push came to shove, I and everyone else could be hit with a copyright violation for it or if fair use, based on our interpretation, would at least lessen things.<br /><br />Good subject to touch upon; thanks.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125633934727204568noreply@blogger.com