Advantages of Flicker and Fair use

A site like Flicker has many advantages and is very useful. You can look at pictures and not have to worry about copyright laws. Also you don't have to get permission before you can put them into your own gallery. Also you can get many ideas for yourself to take pictures of when you go visit places. You can make all of your photos private, share them with the public, or just share them with your contacts. Another advantage is that it gives other people ideas too. If you set your pictures to the public setting then others can get your ideas. Overall Flicker is a really useful sight. Everybody needs to know about fair use. There are many rules that people need to know about fair use for copyright purposes. Some rules are, you can use up to 10% but no more than 1000 words of essays, articles, or stories, of a single copyrighted work.You can use up to 250 words of an entire poem, or portion of a poem.You can use more than 3 poems from a single poet.You may use a singular/illustration.You may use no more than 5 images from a single artist or photographer.Lastly you may use up to 10%, but no more than 15 images from a single publication. All of these rules are necessary for everyone to know.