What if you have used photos licensed under Creative Commons but modified them significantly? Using them as part of your art or whatever....
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What if you have used photos licensed under Creative Commons but modified them significantly? Using them as part of your art or whatever....
I think that's absolutely fine, as parts are used to create something new - unique, and original.
Ideally, this tag would be for 100% original content.
Yes, I fully respect that. That is why I wanted to ask. A lot of us writers are trying to work on making headers and such for our pieces. We're not always the graphic artists to make something completely new or having tons of personal photos to cut and glue together, so we might use some stock stuff but modify it to fit. Also a lot of digital art, etc., would potentially have these origins. Hence my request for clarification. It becomes something new, but it has roots...
Posting my comment under this entry because I also use photos (fully acknowledged) under the Creative Commons license agreements because I am physically unable to create my own original photos -- let alone anything as lovely as I find there. I realize my health issues are my personal problem, but perhaps I am not alone in dealing with such things. Just sayin'.
As a writer of my own 100% original content, I fully support your idea of encouraging this kind of creative work. I would never think of stealing someone else's writing. That kind of plagiarism ruins careers in the real world, but on the internet it happens all the time.
I understand the spirit behind your proposal, yet I see my use of photos from Creative Commons as furthering the intentions of the photographers themselves -- people who put there work there to be used so others can see and appreciate their art. By using their work and properly sourcing it, I see my efforts as extending their reach into the world -- both in Steemit and elsewhere. That's my 2c worth. (smile)