On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:47:10 -0800, Michael Britt wrote: >Does anyone know of a good website where I can find psychology >images (famous people for example) that are in the public domain?
A couple of points: (1) Unless a website or a source clearly says that images are copyright free or in the public domain, it is best to assume that the image is copyrighted even though it is unclear who holds the copyright. Consider the Flickr account maintained by the University of Akron's "Center for the History of Psychology"; see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahap65/ Each of the images here have a copyright mark/all right reserved indicated. Is it possible to find these images elsewhere without such indications? Probably. If you or a student finds an image on the web without any indication of copyright, it would probably be best to get the help of a professional to determine if it is copyright-free or has no restrictions on its use. (2) Age of an image or publication is not a reliable guide to whether it is in or out of copyright. If one goes to www.hathitrust.org, one will find a large number of manuscripts and books from the 19th century but, puzzlingly, still under copyright. For books that are out of copyright, one could assume that figures and pictures in such books are in the public domain and may be used however one wants (unless it has been fixed in a form which re-establishes copyright). This could be one source of images from old psychology texts. (3) I believe that APA has put its journal articles in the public domain if they were published before a specific date. I assume this means that figures and pictures in these articles are also in the public domain and can be freely used. But I would caution one to get professional advice about whether such materials are truly in the public domain and whether there are any restrictions on how they can be used. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14059 or send a blank email to leave-14059-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
