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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Citing a source doesn't affect whether it's legal under copyright law.
Whether you know the original author doesn't affect whether using something is legal under copyright law.
The are only three ways that using someone else's content is legal - The content is now in the public domain
- You have permission from the copyright holder
- The use can be justified under your local fair use laws.
If non of those apply, don't use the content. |
Curious...
How would you know if it is in the public domain? Is there a "In the public domain" list somewhere? How do you know if an image is protected by copyright and/or how do you get permission if the author/copyright holder is unknown.
Local fair use is just that, local. What is legal in one locale might be infringing in another.
I suppose it is safer to use only images you've made yourself...unless the image you've made is of a copyright protected subject...
Copyright law is so confusing...
