01-31-2012, 11:58 AM | #1 | ||
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Copyright question (photos for journalism website)
I teach a journalism class at my school, and 90% of what we cover is right here at the school, thus we don't need images from AP, Getty's, etc. However, when someone writes a movie/album/game review, we're sort of hampered.
Getty's etc. all charge something crazy, like $70 per image, so I'm wondering if there's a site to get cover art for media just for the purpose of reviews for either free or very cheap!? I figured FOFC might be a good place to ask.
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01-31-2012, 12:08 PM | #2 | |
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IANAL
Fair Use Wikipedia Quote:
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01-31-2012, 12:19 PM | #3 | |
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I can't speak to movies/music, but GamesPress is a solid resource for game assets. Some of what they have is freely accessible, some there's a nominal charge for (I wanna say I paid $5 for a couple hundred credits several years ago, and I still have quite a few of those left), but they also have contact information listed for the various game companies. If even the nominal fee is an issue, you may be able to contact somebody at the publisher or the publisher's PR company for assistance. |
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01-31-2012, 12:23 PM | #4 |
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Can you not just take a picture of the box or disc?
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01-31-2012, 12:44 PM | #5 | |
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Thanks Ronnie...I'm familiar with fair use, but I sell advertising for the paper and I'm not sure if technically that's considered "for profit." The paper itself is free. I skimmed that link, but didn't see anything mentioned about photography. It does say that as long as you're not using an entire work, it's fair...but how do you only use part of a picture without some silly cropping job!? |
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01-31-2012, 12:45 PM | #6 |
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Sometimes this would work, but when we're trying to review a movie coming out in the upcoming week, it might not be possible and I'd feel silly making students drive to the theatre just to get a stupid image! |
01-31-2012, 12:54 PM | #7 | ||
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Fair enough, thought it was just a class and not with ads. Perhaps a bit more relevant: SPLC Guide to Fair Use Quote:
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