You don't see a lot of law comics, much less comics about copyright law. Does this clever cartoon from across the Web describe an instance of fair use? You be the judge.
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Actually Ryan, you might be interested in this comic book that promotes the value of a freer public domain, and copyright issues relating to comics and cartoons.
http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/
You can download the entire comic for free and I believe that hard copies are available on Amazon.
As many of our favourite comic characters are entering the public domain (Popeye, Mickey Mouse...) it's an interesting and current read about copyright law.
Thanks, John. I have a copy of said comic book in the cabinet above my desk... I agree that it's a good read.
That is pretty nuts if are going to start copy writing jokes!!
Ryan, that's a great comic and it doesn't present interesting questions regarding fair use. I was always under the impression that using an image was protected under fair use if the use was intended to comment or describe the picture. And obviously there cannot be a monetary gain derived from the use.
Is this a correct assessment?
Part of the reason I'm asking is that I use Flickr to upload my photos for my button business and I have noticed people using them in blogposts without attribution when they need pictures of buttons. This is fine, but because they do not specifically address the picture, would it be considered a violation of fair use?
I'd love to get your thoughts on this topic. Thanks!
Thanks for your comment and my apologies that our software filtered it out.
That said, I'm afraid I'm not in a position to answer your (very good) question.
Good luck,
Ryan
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