Check out this bicycle and it's rider! The handle bars are quite straight with a HUGE hand brake that extends out the same length as the handle bars. Gotta love the handle bar mustache, too! The cyclist is quite well dressed with his tie tucked in his sweater and a watch attached to a chain safely tucked in his sweater pocket. His head is protected by a beanie (?) and his pants won't get caught in the chain being that they taper down to the ankle meeting riding shoes that lace up the ankle.
Meet Elihu Vedder (1836-1923), an American born artist who also studied in Europe. His paintings were primarily of dreams and fantasies.
Why a picture of Mr. Vedder? Because I can. Under the copyright law of PUBLIC DOMAIN there are pictures, slogans, facts, and government documents that are non-copyrightable. These pictures can be used without worrying about copying infringement. Use the pictures on your blog, in your classroom, or even on your Web-site. The Smithsonian Institution Photostream is a great source for noncopyrighted pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=bicycle&w=25053835%40N03
According to the law of Public Domain, pictures taken before 1923 have expired copyrights. This picture is from 1910 and taken by an unknown artist, so I can use it without breaking any copyright laws. You can also use pictures from 1923-1963 that were not publicly renewed. You can read more about the law at this Web-site:
http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/public-domain-faq
I will be incorporating more pictures into my teaching practice. These non-copyrighted pictures could be used to show students how instruments have evolved from decades ago until now. For example, many keys on woodwind instruments have been moved around. The low notes on the saxophones were on the left side of the bell in the 1930's, but presently are on the right side of the bell. It'd also be interesting for students to see early military bands with their large, trumpet-like looking brass instruments. These pictures could be placed on my school Web-site and hung in my classroom.
From this assignment, I learned a lot about pictures' copyrights. I wasn't aware that a Public Domain existed. I also learned a lot from The Fair Use document, whereas information gathered through the Internet or other creative sources can be used for educational purposes with the copyright laws being flexible.
What I have learned that has now been challenged is the use of movie clips. I thought I couldn't use movie clips in a DVD (movie) compilation, but I can as long as there is a conducive educational reason for my choice to use the particular clips. Overall, it is comforting to know that there are educators from around the US meeting to discuss these Fair Use practices. I look forward to learning more about Fair Use through my copyright journey.
I couldn't find an underscore button either. I suspect this is because underscore is often associated with links. You could try going into the html code and adding the html code to turn it off. I can't post the actual code in my comment as blogger thinks I am trying to add code, but it is left caret /u then right caret.
ReplyDeleteThanks, again, M Redd. I was able to turn off the underlining through deleting the actual word "underline" located in the html. The post looks cleaner without most of the sentences underlined. I also used blue text for the links. Much cleaner!
ReplyDeleteBenny, glad you found a way to turn off the underscore. I agree. It looks much cleaner. Love the picture btw.
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