How to Place a Picture into Your File: Find Photos You Can Safely Use: Understanding Fair Use of Photos

Too often, in forum posts, some people claim it's ok to use any photo that's been posted on the Internet.

That's "Fair Use", they say.

Well, no, it's not... and it would behoove all to remember that ignorance is no excuse.

To understand what you can and can't do under Fair Use, please read the article by Attorney David L. Amkraut, posted on Joel Friedlander's The Book Designer:

Fair Use and Copyright: What Every Writer Ought to Know


Helpful Websites:

Copyright and Other Rights Pertaining to U.S. Government Works | USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov/copyright.shtml

Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/

Creative Commons Attribution
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Creative Commons: What Every Self-Publisher Ought to Know The Book Designer
http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/06/creative-commons-what-every-self-publisher-ought-to-know/

Joel Friedlander Self-Publisher Quick & Easy Guide to Copyright is a good investment:

Amazon.com: The Self-Publisher's Quick & Easy Guide to Copyright (The Self-Publisher's Quick & Easy Guides) eBook: Joel Friedlander: Kindle Store
http://www.amazon.com/Self-Publishers-Quick-Copyright-Guides-ebook/dp/B004PLO8XK/