02-22-2012, 08:02 AM
The Wikipedia article on copyright is reasonably easy to understand. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright</a><!-- m -->. Basically, all original works are automatically copyright by their creator(s). Some things can be used to illustrate a point you are making, or in a review of the copyrighted work (e.g. book review). This is called "fair use".
In all cases, you should give credit to the source, not simply copy and paste (or save and upload) pictures or other works. In most cases, you should link to the site that hosts the work, so that it may be seen in the full context, and that viewers must buy access or abide by any other restrictions the creator has placed on their work. In only a few cases, should you use an image link [img] because this eats up bandwidth at the hosting site, and is considered poor "netiquette".
Use of photos on this site is restricted to fair use (e.g. using a photo from Walthers, with credit, for a review of one of their products) or works that you have created yourself, hold copyright for (e.g. you have purchased the original work), and/or have permission to post.
Andrew
In all cases, you should give credit to the source, not simply copy and paste (or save and upload) pictures or other works. In most cases, you should link to the site that hosts the work, so that it may be seen in the full context, and that viewers must buy access or abide by any other restrictions the creator has placed on their work. In only a few cases, should you use an image link [img] because this eats up bandwidth at the hosting site, and is considered poor "netiquette".
Use of photos on this site is restricted to fair use (e.g. using a photo from Walthers, with credit, for a review of one of their products) or works that you have created yourself, hold copyright for (e.g. you have purchased the original work), and/or have permission to post.
Andrew