Have you ever wanted to insert a picture or video in a post or on your website? Well if you have wanted to and we’re worried about the issue of copyright here are some steps to get content that is just as good without the scare of a copyright scandal. While citing sources and picking images with no copyright are some ways to avoid this dilemma.
5 Tips to Dodge Copyright
- Royalty Free Videos and Images: The Internet is full of websites such as https://unsplash.com where one can choose from hundreds of thousands of pictures that are not copyrighted and are able to be used. There are also websites that provide the same services but with videos that have no copyright. One of these websites is https://www.pexels.com/videos/ . The setup of this website is very easy to find the perfect video clip. All you have to do is type in a keyword and filter through until you have found the right one.
Have you ever wanted to insert a picture or video in a post or on your website? Well if you have wanted to and we’re worried about the issue of copyright here are some steps to get content that is just as good without the scare of a copyright scandal. While citing sources and picking images with no copyright are some ways to avoid this dilemma.
5 Tips to Dodge Copyright
- Contact the Owner: If you are able to contact the owner of the image or videos to get permission to use them that is always a viable option.
- Digitization and Orphan Works: Library‘s, museums in archives keep track of orphan works that have no owners therefore can be used for any sort of public publication.
- Fair Use: confirm if what you were trying to use is fair use. Fair use is a doctrine that allows freedom of expression by permitting unlicensed use of copyrighted works.
- Be Aware: don’t use anything from the Internet unless you were completely sure that it is not copyrighted and that it is open for public use. This is ultimately the only way that you’re for sure be able to get past copyright laws is by making sure that the images, movies, or music at question is not protected.
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