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Copyright Question

ZenyattaZenyatta
edited October 2011 in Questions/Support
Okay,I'm looking for a picture of a dog to practice my smudge avatars for dogs(a type of graphic I'm practicing on).I was checking on flickr and I seen the icons about the creative commons license,and I seen one that said "Non-commercial".Does that mean that I can't auction it off(on here)/use it in a commission piece?Or does that just mean for real life cash and not game cash?
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  • AlabamaAlabama
    98.83.48.162
    For us, non-commercial means you can use it for yourself, but you cannot sell it even for game monies or game trades, unless it specifically states it can be used that way.
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  • DiamondPuppy0809DiamondPuppy0809
    173.180.147.146
    On flickr, search what you need and then click 'advanced search' (beside the search bar).<br>Then scroll all the way to the bottom and check "Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content."<br>Then also check "Find content to use commercially" and "Find content to modify, adapt, or build upon."
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  • ZenyattaZenyatta
    72.28.6.159
    Okay,thanks for your help!Glad I asked before I used that picture.<br><br>edit//<br>Say I found a picture that said "Non-commercial" under the license,but I was just going to use it for my dog,would it be okay to use it then because I'm not selling it for any kind of game money and I'm just using it for myself.
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  • TroglinTroglin
    96.228.50.58
    Yes, as long as the work is to be used for your own private purposes, then you can use non-commercial licensed work in your graphics. Non-commercial work can't be used if you're going to sell it (or its outcome), but it's permitted if you're not making money off of it.
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  • ZenyattaZenyatta
    72.28.6.159
    Okay,thank you much!<br>I just have one more question about copyrights,I probably should have put them all in the first post,but I'm thinking of them ever now and then while I'm on here XD<br>What is the share alike?Does that mean I have to post a response to that picture with the finished product?Thanks alot for your help,it's really appreciated
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  • TroglinTroglin
    96.228.50.58
    Share alike means that, because their work is offered without full copyright, your work must be offered in the same manner. A quote from Wikipedia, "allowing derivative works under the same or a similar license." You cannot claim full copyright to it, for example. <br><br>Rarely do the photo providers actually require you to post the finished product on their page, but usually they do appreciate seeing what has been done with their photos.
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  • ZenyattaZenyatta
    72.28.6.159
    Okay,thanks a lot!That really helps!:)
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