Generally, you are required to create all of your own images, video and sound. After all, you're an artist! An creative content creator! Nevertheless, there are times when it is necessary or desirable to appropriate material.
In this class, you will be permitted to appropriate material ONLY if it is in the Public Domain and if the project assignment permits it. Figuring out if work is in the Public Domain can be tricky, but it's important to learn to recognize this work. Below, I've included links where you can find Public Domain material.
If you appropriate any material, when you post it to the blog you must note the URL (the link) to the source. If you are not sure if an image is really in the Public Domain, ask me.
Please keep in mind, that just because somebody on the internet claims a work is in the Public Domain, it MAY NOT BE. For example, if somebody scans a magazine cover from last year, posts it online and says it's public domain, that's simply not true. And YOU the user would be legally liable. Just keep that in mind.
Here's some good links to help you figure out what is and isn't in PD:
And here are a few favorite sources of Public Domain materials, but there are many other resources on the internet. (The Wiki page is a good place to look for other PD sites.)
http://www.archive.org (large resource of public domain images, text, video, sounds, etc!)
The Commons (Flickr's Public Domain source of historical photos.)
Lost and Taken (A designer's personal contribution to the world of texture images. Please not that not all images on this site are actually public domain. He states in the blog posting which images are.)
Wikepedia Images (Wikipedia's collection of PD images. Also many GREAT links to other public domain image sources.)
Project Gutenberg (Collection of text and images associated with text of works gone into the public domain.)
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