Copyright Rules

The Baylor website taught me a lot about copyright issues with photos and music. I had no idea how strict it was to use pictures you find online. The best way to prevent yourself from getting sued over using someone else’s pictures is to just use pictures you took yourself. There are some websites that have free photos to use, but you have to check and make sure there aren’t any rules or guidelines for them.

My theme is city skylines.

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-40823005/stock-photo-new-york-city-skyline.html?src=recommended-114734815-5

This site is okay because they use royalty-free stock photos.

http://www.freefoto.com/preview/31-26-3/London-Skyline-at-night–London–England

This site is okay as long as you give credit to the photographer and the website.

https://www.photospin.com/singleproduct.asp?id=473590&search_id=7318622&the_page=1&page_offset=0&browse_id=

This site is okay because they use royalty-free stock photos.

http://www.epitonic.com/#/artists/lana-del-rey/

This song is okay to use because it’s from a free music website.

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