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The yearbook features students and their lives, so following the law doesn't seem so relevant in terms of the creation of the yearbook. We are getting content from students, and I always thought that as long as we have their permission, we are allowed to use their interviews on our spreads, which is true.
But there is more to that.
Music Spreads
Music Spreads
I had never even thought about laws and copyrights until one specific type of spread that was assigned to another group caught my eye: the music spreads.
From Volume 63.
From Volume 62.
In both of the spreads in the past two years, we have used album covers and cutouts of artists. Is that unlawful? I did a little research on the internet last year about this and this is the conclusion I came to:
If they are used with commentary and criticism (aka with students' opinions), then we are allowed to use them on a spread.
Better if you use a picture of a physical copy of an album than downloading it off of the internet.
Follow the FAIR USE rules (photo to the right)
Find images on Openverse.org and the JEA’s image bank, where you can find images that can be used without copyright concerns.
But generally, try to avoid using any images found on the internet
Here are a few websites/screenshots I saved in my notes app when I did the research last year. It lists questions and answers regarding the yearbook and the use of specific things like song titles, album covers, and photos found online.
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