Introduction to Social Media
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Week 6- Blog about using legal images online & discover images you can use
Week 6- Blog about using legal images online & discover images you can use
This week you will:
- Read with a purpose and create ONE blog post about adding legal images to your blog
- Insert a public domain image to the blog post.
- Take a picture on your device and insert a second image to your blog post.
- Practice providing feedback on other learners blogs using the intellectual standards.
This week you will create 1 blog post. First, you will read with a purpose and blog about adding legal images to your blog. Second, you will insert a "free to use" image into your legal images blog post. Third, you will take a picture on your device and insert it into your images blog post. Your blog post will have two images when you are done.
This week you provide feedback to other learners week 5 posts, using the intellectual standards. Please remember to use the following format to give feedback:
- When a standard was not well met: I am questioning the _INSERT THE INTELLECTUAL STANDARD_ of your statement ____________ because _______.
- When a standard was well met: Your statement had _INSERT THE INTELLECTUAL STANDARD_ when you said....
When you provide feedback to each other, using the intellectual standards, select a couple that are most useful and relevant. At first the process will be awkward and you will make considerable mistakes. This is to be expected, just as you would make many mistakes when first learning ANYTHING.
Having your post receive evaluative feedback using the standards should not be taken personally when the feedback captures a potential weakness. We can always improve our reasoning and should be willing to accept feedback - this shows intellectual humility.
Providing this kind of feedback can be challenging given the limited understanding we have of each other, and the limitations of posting online, but there are no shortcuts. The goal is to work up to the higher higher levels of reasoning which are; logic, significance and fairness. Let's do it!
Finally, this week you will complete and submit your self-assessment of your week 5 learning.
Please remember, before you begin your activities, read and watch this week's topic summary content.
Whenever you learn, let go and have some fun, don't take yourself too seriously.
Read/watch the following...
Insert an image into a Blogger blog post
Insert an image into a Blogger blog post
When you are creating a new blog post, or editing an old one, you can easily insert an image:
- Click the Insert Image icon at the top of the blog post editor
- A box will open that will let you select the source of the image
There are 6 options:
- Upload : Upload an image from your computer
- From this blog: Add an image already uploaded to a previous post
- From Picasa web albums: Add an image from one of your Google Account's photo albums. This will show albums in Google Photos, Google+ Photos and Picasa Web Albums.
- From your phone: Images uploaded to Google Photos by auto-backup or uploaded to Google Photos directly
- From your webcam: Take a photo using your blog's webcam
- From a URL: Add an image that is already online.
Upload an image: add an image from your computer
Upload an image: add an image from your computer
To insert an image from your computer select Upload, then click the "Choose files" button to select one or more photos or pictures.
Add an image "From your phone": Images uploaded through Google Photos and Google+ auto-backup
Add an image "From your phone": Images uploaded through Google Photos and Google+ auto-backup
To add photos uploaded through Google Photos or the old Google+ Photos auto-backup, select the option to insert an image From your phone. The photos you can select from include:
- Images uploaded directly to Google Photos at photos.google.com
- Images uploaded through auto-backup to Google Photos or Google+ Photos
Note that photos are grouped by the date the photo was taken or image was created not by the date the image was uploaded. You may have to scroll down to find older photos.
Add an image From a URL: Google Photos or other online images
Add an image From a URL: Google Photos or other online images
You can add an image to your blog from any online source - including Google Photos - if you can find the URL of the image. The limitation is that if the original image is deleted, or the URL changes, the image will disappear from your blog.
Find the URL of an image uploaded to Google Photos
- The URL you use must be of the image itself, and not a webpage that is displaying the image. To get the image URL:
- Use a search engine like Google Images to find the photo you want to insert into a blog post
- click on it so it's the only photo on the page
- Open the context menu by ctrl-click or a right-click on the image
- Select Copy image URL , which should copy the image's URL to your clipboard. Menu opens will vary, but should always include "Copy Image URL"
Insert the image by URL
- After copying the image URL, open the Blogger blog post editor and click the Insert Image icon
- Select More > From a URL
- Paste the image URL
- A preview of the image will display. It it looks correct, click the Add Selected button to insert the image in your blog post.
Adding Images to Your Blog
Adding Images to Your Blog
The Best Ways to Be Sure You're Legally Using Online Photos
Sara Hawkins 3/26/13 2:00pm
For generations, a picture was worth a thousand words. Now, in the social network age, a picture is worth a few hundred likes, some +1's, a handful of retweets, stumbles, tumbles, pins, and shares of all sorts. Oh, and those original thousand words.
Using images in our online work is crucial. It's a visual medium and how better to tell your story or draw in your audience than with a compelling photo? But while some may be flattered you're using a photo they took or image they created, most are not. Besides all the SEO and search-engine ranking reasons, using someone else's work without their permission is not only wrong but also may be illegal.
US Copyright laws may be years behind the fast-paced world of social media and blogs, but they still control how a copyrighted work can be used. And while there are aspects of Copyright law that have "gone digital," the Digital Millennium Copyright Act doesn't provide anything new when it comes to explaining how to properly use another person's photos or images online. And because most people won't read the law and even those who do may not understand exactly what it means, I offer you these to help you:
Did You Take the Photo or Create the Graphic?
If you took the photo or created the graphic and are not subject to a Work For Hire agreement, then you likely own the copyright and can do whatever you wish. There may be other exceptions, but the general rule is if you make it, you own it.
Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement Are Not the Same
While it is difficult to detect visual plagiarism, when it does occur it's not a legal problem. Plagiarism is an ethical concern that may have other elements of intellectual property theft tied with it. Copyright infringement, on the other hand, is illegal and carries with it potentially significant consequences. Plagiarism can be avoided by providing attribution and giving credit, copyright infringement can not. (Image via Shutterstock.)
Attribution Does Not Make it Right
Taking another person's image or graphic and giving them a "shout out," linkback, or any other type of attribution does not negate copyright infringement. Common sense may say that an artist wants exposure for their work, but we're talking about the law here and common sense doesn't always parallel. Copyright law gives the copyright holder the right to decide where their work is published and maybe they don't want their work on your site, in your book, included in your newsletter or distributed to your social media network. It's not for us to question why they wouldn't want "exposure."
Ask and You May Receive
That same person who decides to send a DMCA Takedown Notice may have said yes if asked. Most people are rational and will agree to let their image or graphic be used. But they want the decision to be theirs and they want to allow it on their terms. Not everyone will say yes and we all have our reasons why we wouldn't, but most will. And if they say no, that's OK too because then you just move on and won't have to worry about your site going down because of a DMCA takedown.
Avoid All Problems and Use Public Domain Images
Sounds simple, but most people don't even realize that there are tens of millions of high-quality graphics and photos available for the taking. I know you're thinking I'm making this up, but I'm here to tell you that not all free images are low-quality, random pictures of wildebeests or clowns. There are many websites that curate images that are in the public domain and allow users to upload images they're willing to put into the public domain. With public domain images you're free to use them in any way and in most cases you don't have to provide attribution. Check the terms of the site to determine if attribution is required and, if so, follow the requested format.
Understand the Creative Commons License You Use
There are several photo-sharing sites where users can allow others to download and use images under one of the several Creative Commons licenses, all of which require attribution. Many people are happy to share their photos. But again, they get to decide the rules. Also realize that the owner may change the license after you use the image and may that trigger a request for removal. It is important to know that a Creative Commons license is non-revocable, although explaining that to someone who didn't read the license they assigned to their image could be a waste of time.
Different Uses Come With Different Obligations
It may be acceptable to use an image, as is, on your blog, but you may not have the right to use that same image in a paid newsletter, book, video or other type of work. Unless the image is in the public domain or you are the copyright holder, you have to consider the use(s) granted by the copyright holder or license. A copyright holder may be agreeable to certain uses but not to others.
Fair Use Likely Doesn't Mean What You Think it Means
Fair Use is a doctrine in Copyright law that basically says you're allowed to infringe someone's copyright and they can't demand anything from you. It may sound simple, but it's one of the most complex parts of Copyright law. So complex that there are very few cases to look to for guidance. Copyright Fair Use for online images does exist, just not in the way most people believe it does.
Assume Every Image You Find Online is Copyrighted
The excuse that the image didn't have a watermark or a "©" to show it was copyrighted doesn't work. Most works first published after March 1, 1989 do not require a copyright notice, which is great given the speed we can upload photos at today. At the same time, this lack of copyright notice has some people believing that there are no restrictions to its use. Indeed, every one of those selfies with duck lips on Instagram is subject to copyright, as is that photo of a flower (or cloudscape, animal, cocktail, etc.) that would go great on your blog. Copyright laws are often blurred with the sharing mechanisms on many of the social networking sites. However, as soon as an image is taken from one platform and used on another, there may be problems. And while search engines are doing their best to provide copyright notice information if it applies, please don't assume that if it's not there in your search that there is none. (Image via Shutterstock.)
Your Website, Your Liability
One of the most common explanations I hear when someone gets a "cease and desist" or a DMCA takedown for an image used in their website design is that they didn't choose that image. "It's the designer's fault!" is not a defense to copyright infringement. Not all web designers understand copyright laws, but that won't relieve you from liability if a copyrighted image is used without permission or license. Few design agreements address this issue, which leaves the site owner legally responsible for copyright violations. While a designer may not be willing to modify their contract, it's worth asking (1) if they will, (2) where do they source images, and (3) if the image they use is found to violate a copyright and you're required to pay, will they indemnify you.
Making Changes to a Copyrighted Image Doesn't Make it Yours
If you don't have the copyright in an image, changing it so it looks different doesn't relieve you from potential liability. You can't create a new work and call it yours if you don't own the underlying copyright. Adding a favorite quote or other text to an image doesn't negate the underlying copyright. Using one of the many photo editing software products to change the image to something that suits your particular use will not create a new copyright for you. We see this a lot, especially on the many social networks we belong to.
Just Because Other People Do it Doesn't Make it Right
Unfortunately, Copyright law doesn't care if "big name person" appears to be getting away with copyright infringement while "the little guy" isn't. Because copyright is very personal, a great deal of enforcement rests with the copyright holder. As we all know, there are some people online who just don't care that laws exist or somehow believe the laws don't apply to them. It's unfortunate and unfair, but the reality is that copyright law is not equally applied across the Internet. Having the ability to do something doesn't mean it should be done.
Copyright law is very complex but you don't have to be a lawyer to understand the basics. When it comes to using images online, trust your instinct. If there's any tinge of uneasiness then reconsider or do some research. In many ways, copyright follows the golden rule.
Complete all the following tasks by Sunday 11:59pm
Complete all the following tasks by Sunday 11:59pm
1. Adding legal Images to Your Blog. Label the post "Images Blog Post" 20 Points
1. Adding legal Images to Your Blog. Label the post "Images Blog Post" 20 Points
- Create a blog post by on the following:
- Complete the first level of reading- of the two paragraphs below by translating the paragraphs into your own alternative wording.
- State in your own words the meaning of each paragraph. 10 points
- Complete second level of reading- state, elaborate, exemplify, and illustrate the thesis of the 2 paragraphs you chose from the reading above.
- State the main point of each paragraph in one or two sentences. 2 points
- Elaborate on what you have paraphrased (“In other words,...”). 2 points
- Give examples of the meaning by tying it to concrete situations in the real world. (For example,...) 2 points
- The purpose of the assignment is… 2 points
- The key question at the heart of the assignment is…2 points
- To save your post without publishing it, click Save. To publish your post, click Publish.
2 points deducted if all tasks are not completed by the deadline.
Avoid All Problems and Use Public Domain Images
Sounds simple, but most people don't even realize that there are tens of millions of high-quality graphics and photos available for the taking. I know you're thinking I'm making this up, but I'm here to tell you that not all free images are low-quality, random pictures of wildebeests or clowns. There are many websites that curate images that are in the public domain and allow users to upload images they're willing to put into the public domain. With public domain images you're free to use them in any way and in most cases you don't have to provide attribution. Check the terms of the site to determine if attribution is required and, if so, follow the requested format.
Just Because Other People Do it Doesn't Make it Right
Unfortunately, Copyright law doesn't care if "big name person" appears to be getting away with copyright infringement while "the little guy" isn't. Because copyright is very personal, a great deal of enforcement rests with the copyright holder. As we all know, there are some people online who just don't care that laws exist or somehow believe the laws don't apply to them. It's unfortunate and unfair, but the reality is that copyright law is not equally applied across the Internet. Having the ability to do something doesn't mean it should be done.
Copyright law is very complex but you don't have to be a lawyer to understand the basics. When it comes to using images online, trust your instinct. If there's any tinge of uneasiness then reconsider or do some research. In many ways, copyright follows the golden rule.
from Adding Images to Your Blog The Best Ways to Be Sure You're Legally Using Online Photos
2. Add an Image to your "Images Blog Post" - Find And add a "free to use or share" image with Google Images- 15 Points
2. Add an Image to your "Images Blog Post" - Find And add a "free to use or share" image with Google Images- 15 Points
- Go to Google Images
- In the lower right corner of your browser click on settings
- Click on Advanced Search
- In the "all these words" box search for images on "the golden rule."
- In the "Usage rights" section, use the drop-down to choose free to use or share
- Select Advanced Search.
- Click on the photo so it's the only photo on the page
- Open the context menu by ctrl-click or a right-click on the image
- Select Copy image URL , which should copy the image's URL to your clipboard. Menu opens will vary, but should always include "Copy Image URL"
- Sign in to Blogger.
- Open the new "adding legal images" blog post and make sure the cursor is above the text in your blog. .
- On the Post Editor and click the Insert Image icon
- Select More > From a URL
- Paste the image URL
- A preview of the image will display. It it looks correct, click the Add Selected button to insert the image in your blog post.
- Your picture should be inserted above the text.
- Resize the picture if necessary.
- To save your post without publishing it, click Save. To publish your post, click Publish.
2points deducted if all tasks are not completed by the deadline.
Types of usage rights
- Free to use or share: Allows you to copy or redistribute its content if the content remains unchanged.
- Free to use, share, or modify: Allows you to copy, modify, or redistribute in ways specified in the license.
- Commercially: If you want content for commercial use, be sure to select an option that includes the word "commercially."
Images in your blog are stored in a Google Album Archive and show up in Blogger when you’re inserting them into pages or blog posts.
3. Take a Picture with your device and add the 2nd image to your "Images Blog Post" 15 Points
3. Take a Picture with your device and add the 2nd image to your "Images Blog Post" 15 Points
- Take a picture that could represent "the golden rule" on your phone or tablet.
- Install blogger on your phone/device. Alternatively... if you do not want to use Blogger you can take a picture, send it by email to yourself, download the photo then upload it your blog...whew!
- ANDROID PHONES/TABLETS: If you have an android phone/table install the Blogger App Here on your phone.
- iPHONES/IPADS: If you have an iPhone/iPad install Chrome Here and then go to Blooger.com in Chrome.
- Sign in to Blogger.
- On your device, create a new post called The Golden Rule.
- On the Post Editor, click Insert image .
- Choose to upload the image from your device.
- Choose the images you took to upload.
- Click Add selected and resize your photo if needed.
- To save your post without publishing it, click Save. To publish your post, click Publish..
- Copy and paste the link to your post to this week's ICS119 FACEBOOK GROUP.
NOW your reading with a purpose about images blog post should also have two pictures representing the Golden Rule!
NOW your reading with a purpose about images blog post should also have two pictures representing the Golden Rule!
2 points deducted if all tasks are not completed by the deadline.
4. Practice Providing Feedback on week 5 blog posts using the intellectual standards -10 Points
4. Practice Providing Feedback on week 5 blog posts using the intellectual standards -10 Points
- Provide feedback to 2 different learners blog posts
- Go to last week' s Week 5 ICS119 FACEBOOK GROUP. to find the blog posts from last week.
- Provide feedback to two different learners blog posts.
- Provide feedback for each of the blog assignments.
- When a standard was not well met: I am questioning the _INSERT THE INTELLECTUAL STANDARD_ of your statement ____________ because _______.
- When a standard was well met: Your statement had _INSERT THE INTELLECTUAL STANDARD_ when you said....
- Give this your best shot. If you are the one receiving the feedback, please don't take it personally. This is about getting practice in providing feedback. 5 points for each comment
1 point deducted if not completed by the deadline.
5. Your GRADE: Week six Self-Assessment - Complete By Sunday 11:59 Pm
5. Your GRADE: Week six Self-Assessment - Complete By Sunday 11:59 Pm
- You MUST submit a weekly self- assessment to get a grade.
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