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Tag: copyright
Understanding Image Rights
Just because content is on public display doesn’t mean it’s in the “public domain.” Learn what that term and 15 others mean in my premium
How to Get Permission to Use Quotes and Graphics
You know you need permission to use that quote/ graph/ picture/ song lyric, but how do you ask? Get started with the list I give
Canadian Copyright Exemptions, Eh?
Though copyright protection is automatic in Canada, there are a few exceptions that do not get protected. Learn about these today, in my Canadian, Eh? column
Links of the Month, w20—2015
It’s been slow around the interwebs, so it’s been weeks since a really good roundup. Here I present a collection for week 20, 2015.
(When) You Need Permission
(updated 24 June 2020) You need to ask permission—almost always—to use pictures or words that are not your own creation. It doesn’t matter what the
LOTW 10, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word-nerd peeps. The interwebs seem to have slowed down because of the heavy-snow deep freeze.
LOTW 6, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word- and tech-nerd peeps.
Canadian Copyright Primer
Easily digestible chunks and sections on tracking down rights holders make this primer on Canadian copyright law a valuable addition to the editor’s shelf. Read
Best resources from the week of June 7-13
Being a new convert to Storify and the easy with which it aggregates content and displays it prettily, I am using it to display my