Creative+RightsMD


 * Assignment 1:**
 * Copy assignment 1 below. Create a wiki page called Creative Rights //initials//. Paste the questions on your wiki page. Then complete the assignment.**
 * In your own words:**
 * 1) Compare the following terms: **creative commons, commons, copyright.**
 * 2) Contrast the terms.
 * 3) Explain one way to find images that have "**commons**" rights.
 * 4) Which assignments have used **commons** images? Explain why.
 * 5) Explain in detail one way to find images that have "**creative common**" rights.
 * 6) Provide a specific example of the use of at least one **copyright** image in an assignment for this class. What were the limitations in the use of the images.


 * Creative Commons -** This means that as soon as the piece of media is released, the owner gives permission to people to use his or her image, book, etc, but under the original owner's circumstances.


 * Commons -** When a photo, video, drawing, etc, is not owned by any specific person and can be used in projects. It can also be edited by another person and used.


 * Copyright -** This means somebody owns this piece of media. It cannot be sold, reproduced, or used without permission from the original owner. The owner can although do what he pleases with his piece of work.

1. Compare -
How are they alike? Creative Commons is similar to Commons by the way you can edit a piece of media. Though Creative Commons might restrict that or ask for recognition. Copyright is similar to Creative Commons by the way you can restrict usage of your media work as much as you want. By choosing between Copyright and Creative Commons, you can have a license specific to your situation. They are also alike by the way they are all used in terms for Media.

2. Contrast -
What is the differences between Copyright, Creative Commons, and Commons? Well, first off, Copyright and Commons are completely different from each other. Copyright means the owner has complete ownership of the picture, video, music, etc. It cannot be used for profit, reproduced, or used for your own project. Editing the image and using it is also illegal. You must ask for permission from the owner to use the photo or other piece of media in any way. Commons means the photo is open to anyone. It has no true owner. I can use it for projects or edit the photo such as cropping it. Creative Commons is similar to copyright, but you get to choose restrictions are your piece of work. For instance, you can choose to let people use your picture for a project as long as you give credit, but you cannot use the photo to make profit off of something you are selling

3. Explain one way to find images that have "**commons**" rights.
One way I can find images that have "commons" rights is by going on Flickr commons and searching for images. They have hundreds of pictures able to be used.

**4.** Which assignments have used **commons** images? Explain why
Cropping and Layers and Manipulations have used commons images. In those assignments, we had to use pictures that could be changed. They also must had been able to be used for a project. Commons images, due to the fact they have no true owner and/or the copyright has expired, are a helpful for those to projects because they can be used and edited.

5.Explain in detail one way to find images that have "**creative common**" rights.
To find images that have "creative common" rights, there is a certain site that is very useful. It is called ccsearch. It shows you a vast majority of pictures and other pieces of media that have creative common rights. By then finding one of the sites or images, you can search to find even more to find an image that best suits what you need.

6. Provide a specific example of the use of at least one **copyright** image in an assignment for this class. What were the limitations in the use of the images.
An example of the use of a copyright image in an assignment for this class was the image I chose for the Captions assignment. For the assignment, we had to find a picture and create a caption for it that changed the meaning or created a new meaning for the image. Mine can be found here. ~ http://icsmedialiteracy.wikispaces.com/Caption+MD There was limitations in the use of the images. I could not change or edit the photo in any way. Due to it being copyrighted, I cannot also not claim ownership of it. Therefore, I also needed to add a link to the page in which I found the picture. Luckily, we can add a caption to the photo because it is not the changing the photo in itself, but just the perspective of the imgae.