Wikimedia Commons says that the Wikimedia Foundation "does not provide any warranty regarding the copyright status or correctness of licensing terms." In other words, they say the burden is on you to check the copyright status. ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia )
CC licenses vary based on whether you can create derivative works (alter the original) or use in a non-commercial setting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license#Seven_regularly_used_licenses For example, the BY-SA license (attribution and share-alike) give you permission to modify and to use in a commercial setting -- but only if you agree that the resulting work will have the same license.
I hope they help. And, yes, it does look complex. I'm interested in this topic, and (in case it's not clear) I am not any kind of expert on intellectual property.
I've used CC images in presentations and on my blog, both places where it's easier for me to include the attribution. For elearning, when I can, I prefer to work with our communications department to use stock photos that don't require attribution. That's unlikely to happen when you want to use pictures of a celebrity, though.
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Wikimedia Commons says that the Wikimedia Foundation "does not provide any warranty regarding the copyright status or correctness of licensing terms." In other words, they say the burden is on you to check the copyright status. ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia )
There are examples of how to handle attribution both for CC and other statuses here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Credit_line
CC licenses vary based on whether you can create derivative works (alter the original) or use in a non-commercial setting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license#Seven_regularly_used_licenses For example, the BY-SA license (attribution and share-alike) give you permission to modify and to use in a commercial setting -- but only if you agree that the resulting work will have the same license.
Thanks for taking the time to reply Dave. I will explore the links you've so helpfully included. Looks complex.
Pam
I hope they help. And, yes, it does look complex. I'm interested in this topic, and (in case it's not clear) I am not any kind of expert on intellectual property.
I've used CC images in presentations and on my blog, both places where it's easier for me to include the attribution. For elearning, when I can, I prefer to work with our communications department to use stock photos that don't require attribution. That's unlikely to happen when you want to use pictures of a celebrity, though.
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