Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Remember The Following Before Taking Copyrighted Fantasy Landscape Photos Of Others

By Georgia Diaz


If you are looking for fantasy landscape photos, you should check the internet. There are many photos that are being uploaded on the internet everyday. Some of these pictures are actually really good. But before you use them for your own purpose, make sure to check its copyright.

Some of the materials that you see on the internet especially pictures and articles are copyrighted. Find out about the copyright of the material before using them for your personal purpose. The creative commons is one of the copyright that is being used by many bloggers and other photographers to protect their intellectual property that are found on the internet.

Some people because they give pictures to you for free require that you put a link to their website. It seems logical to do because you did not pay for these pictures and indicating the website of the photographer through its link seems to be the least that you can do. This is to let anyone who happens to see the pictures through your website or blog will know where the pictures came from, who took them.

Some owners are not satisfied with just an acknowledgment of their work. They do not want acknowledgment. They want to get paid if you use their materials.

If the owner agrees without so much of a credit for him then consider yourself lucky but if not, then find out what needs to be done for you to be able to use said material. The owner may suggest buying the right to use the material from him but not all owners are this willing especially if the materials are not for sale in the first place and mean a lot to them. There are people who take pictures of things and only want to utilize them for their personal satisfaction.

Most probably you can have the name of the photographer as a footnote in everything that is written in the tarpaulin where the picture is printed. The creative commons license is just one of the many copyright licenses utilized by creative materials owners whose works are available online. Before you grab a picture that you see on the web, make sure to check if this is copyrighted or not.

Know that there are websites that you can check that sell this kind of pictures. Examples of these are stock photos where you pay for the royalties for the use of these pictures. The price of these pictures depends on quality.

Quality can mean resolution of the pictures. High resolution pictures may be more expensive than pictures with low resolution. Choose a good seller of these pictures.

Make sure to get everything in writing. Putting what you and the photographer have agreed when it comes to the usage of his works in writing protects both of you from any untoward circumstances in the future. The quality of the fantasy landscape photos must also be good so that they are worth whatever you give in exchange for its use.




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