Art

This is a great way to start your research. Pay special attention to copyright images and remember to always cite your sources!

1. Search images.google.com

2. Enter your search term.

3. Hit “Tools” to search by Size, Color, Usage Rights, Type, Time, more. 

What is copyright?
Copyright refers to the author's (creators of all sorts such as writers, photographers, artists, film producers, composers, and programmers) exclusive right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies, and publicly perform and display their works. These rights may be transferred or assigned in whole or in part in writing by the author. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, work created by an employee is usually owned by the employer. The U.S. Copyright Act gets its authority from Article 1, Section 8, cl. 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

What is "fair use"?

Fair use is an exception to the exclusive protection of copyright under American law. It permits certain limited uses without permission from the author or owner. Depending on the circumstances, copying may be considered "fair" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research.

To determine whether a specific use under one of these categories is "fair," courts are required to consider the following factors:

1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole (is it long or short in length, that is, are you copying the entire work, as you might with an image, or just part as you might with a long novel); and
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Source

Library of Congress. (n.d.) Copyright and Primary Sources. Retrieved from: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/copyright.html

• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States

  This site is was created by the Cornell University library and acts as a general clearinghouse for:
  1. A basic overview of how and why copyright works in the U.S.
  2. How to navigate rights management.
  3. How to determine fair use.
• Creative Commons

  Creative Commons provides free, easy to use copyright licenses to make a simple and standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work on the conditions of your choice.
• Wikipedia: Public domain

  The public domain consists of all the creative works to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable.