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Can I Use This Photo on Social Media? Understanding Image Copyright

Hootsuite

From Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works licenses to “fair use,” there’s a lot to unpack. What is fair use? Fair use is an exception to the rule when it comes to copyright. It pertains to specific cases when copyright-protected works can be used without permission. What is Creative Commons?

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Google Penalizes Copyright Infringers: Are You At Risk?

ProBlogger

In some cases, using work without permission is allowed. For criticizing, commenting, and news reporting, short quotations are considered fair use. You can also use material that’s available in the public domain. Finally, you are allowed to use a brand name on your site under nominative fair use laws.

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Is Amazon reading this blog?

The Way of the Web

September 29th, 2010 · View Comments On Monday I wrote about the future of libraries , and how digital sharing and sampling are legally enabled either by open works (Public Domain or Creative Commons), or that retailers will have a vested interest in allowing sampling. Now which tech books have the longest first chapter?

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How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

This is normally considered ‘ fair use ’, and you don’t have to ask for permission. To do this you should either get explicit permission from its creator or choose an image that’s already been licensed for you to use. Let us know in the comments below. What if You Need to Modify the Quote? Image credit: MJ S.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

Not that I have any say in it – Fair use laws and my Creative Commons licence ensure that my content is free to roam the ‘net as long as it is not sold. Which reminds me, how will a digital subscription article get around Creative Commons licencing which stipulates Not for Commercial Gain?

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

On ProBlogger, we might do a post on using comments to grow your blog’s profile – commenting on other people’s blogs. We might go around and find a variety of comments on that and quotes from articles that people have written. That’s one way that you might use quotes. That fits into what’s called “fair use.”

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

On ProBlogger, we might do a post on using comments to grow your blog’s profile – commenting on other people’s blogs. We might go around and find a variety of comments on that and quotes from articles that people have written. That’s one way that you might use quotes. That fits into what’s called “fair use.”

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