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Proper attributions/citations

by schleprock
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I have been using some private photos on the web for a few web pages. Usually I use the img and a url so visitors can click on it and go the the original page. A few days ago I found a dead image because the site it came from was down/gone/etc.
So now I am downloading the image and putting the URL in the caption and hosting the image myself.

Will the URL in the caption be OK for giving credit to the original person/website.
What if I use some of the original websites written words. Is a link enough or do I need to also give credit to the author.

What are the rules around giving the proper persons credit.

I tried to find out what pinterest was doing but they have screenshots of information that I know the website being credited did not produce. Like CDC charts that Pinterest gives credit to Wikipedia for that are really US government work. (Center for Disease Control)
#attributions or citations #proper
  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Pinterest doesn't count. They have a lot of lawyers and they are user contributed site so they pass the blame onto the user.

    You can't just take photos and cite the source. You actually need permission from the photo owner to use them, otherwise it is copyright violation.
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  • Profile picture of the author John J M
    I'll have to disagree with the above post. That's the point of creative commons content - content you only need to attribute a name and link to.
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    • Profile picture of the author schleprock
      Most of the photos I use come from Google Image searches. I also use a lot of government work. I give them credit even though I don't have to.
      Is anything published to the web considered Creative Commons.

      I think I understand the Pinterest thing. They are probably an open network and therefore cannot be sued for what their users do with that network. Just like Comcast can't be sued for someone downloading child pornography using their network. There is legislation that explicitly makes them immune.

      Are photos uploaded to the internet considered part of the creative commons.

      Next question:
      I have used some infographics and I always embed the code they ask me to. I assume that is sufficient.

      This is interesting because syndication is something everyone wants and link bait is a good way to go about getting it.


      Additional:
      To enable this feature, go to our advanced image search page. Under the "Usage rights" section, you can select the type of license you'd like to search for, such as those marked for reuse or even for commercial reuse with modification. Your results will be restricted to images marked with CC or other licenses. Once you confirm the license of the image and make sure that your use will comply with the terms of the license (such as proper attribution to the image's owner), you can reuse the image. Some of you may already see these options, and we'll be rolling this feature out to everyone throughout the day.
      http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/...ith-image.html
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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      Originally Posted by John J Rivers View Post

      I'll have to disagree with the above post. That's the point of creative commons content - content you only need to attribute a name and link to.
      Disagree with what? Suzanne wasn't talking about Creative Commons content - and the OP seems to be under the misapprehension that anything uploaded to the web is automatically considered part of Creative Commons, which, of course, is nonsense.

      Even using Google's CC filter is unreliable, and Google covers its butt in the small print, so you'd still be liable if an image was mistakenly or deliberately misattributed.

      As Suzanne correctly said, if you don't get permission from the copyright owner, or use a reliable image stock service, you're in breach of copyright. A citation alone doesn't grant you permission.

      There must be lots of lawyers getting rich on ignorance.


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