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Originally posted by SubStandard
As it's been explained to me (by sources infinitely more qualified to comment than me), fair-use doesn't really apply to portfoliosÑat least not at a practical level. It's intent is to allow you to comment on the work of someone else in review form without repercussions. They don't want people who get bad reviews to sue for copyright infringement.
For example, you could say, "The book Carrie is great and Stephen King has a a great, short-quote in it, here's the passage:..." However, if you were the typist who actually keyed the book into Quark you don't get to reproduce chapter one on your website to show how good you didÑat least not without permission.
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Ok, that makes sense. I suppose it is if you were to use an image, and write an article about the image, and the producer, you could probably get away with that, as it directly relates back to the origin. However, if you use the image in a design, and it is not directly related to the producer, it would be considered infringment.
Does that mean, that for the most part, designers should also own the license to the content used in their designs on their portfolio?