Lots of sites now feature tutorials and e-books that use Creative Commons (CC) pictures (from Flickr, for example) to illustrate an article. It’s quite “deceiving” because the pictures are not taken by the author. Printed magazines do that all the time. But can you use a CC picture where there is a distintly recognizable face on the cover of your {free) e-book?
Carolyn Wright answers that question in Black Star Rising.
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The French Parliament wants to make it illegal to publish digitally altered photos of people without an appropriate mention that it was digitally altered. Fines for failing to comply can go as high as €37,500. The reason: to fight off anorexia among young people by making it clear that the fashion pictures of ultra thin models do not necessarily / often reflect reality.
[ via BJP ]
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China Prepares for 60th Anniversary
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September 22 is first day of Autumn (Fall) in North America and so here is a video of the “Autumnsong
