The day when we started this unit about image attributions, to be honest, I don’t even know what this word means. Originally, I thought it’s just another new vocabulary for me and it means nothing else deeper other than the literal meaning; however, I was proved wrong, totally wrong.

Image attributions aren’t just about the citation, but a correct one. Many of you may not understand the difference between two, so let me show you an example. According to Foter Blog, 90% of the images does not include attributions. Moreover, 99% of the images in the rest of these 10% images that are cited are not attributed correctly. But what’s the big deal about not giving image attributions? Well, let me tell you, without a proper attribution, not only that you are discrediting the author of the image, you are also plagiarising and infringing the Copyright policy. In short, as soon as an image is published onto the web, the author of the image immediately owns the copyright of this image. Using the image without attributions could be seen as taking the author’s identity, and serious violations of copyright could lead to penalties. As a conclusion, make sure to use the image fairly but not freely, remember to give images an attribution!

Last but not least, this is a quick view of how an attribution should look like:

(Title) from (Author) via (License)

By the way, please also remember to attach links to the actual picture, the author’s profile, and the platform/website you got it from in order for a complete attribution. 😀

Lastly, take a look at the three images below founded by me and my partner Belinda with correct attributions beneath. (btw, any ARMYs out there!?? 😉 )

A post shared by 박지민 (@jiminfp) on Sep 2, 2017 at 7:24pm PDT

“Jimin Being Cute <3”

Jimin from BigHit Entertainment via Instagram 박지민

A post shared by BTS Rapmonster | 방탄소년단 랩몬스터 (@rapmon_joonimini) on Jul 18, 2017 at 5:04am PDT

“7cm”

MinJoon from Cailin Washington via Instagram rapmon_joonimini

A post shared by BTS V Taehyung | 방탄소년단 ? (@vtaxtxe_bts) on Sep 6, 2017 at 9:02am PDT

“Love Yourself 承 ‘Her’ concept Photo”

BTS from BigHit Entertainment via Instagram vtaxtxe_bts

Hope you got a deeper understanding about image attributions after reading my blog post! Have a nice day =)

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Citations:

• “How To Give Attribution – Creative Commons.” Creative Commons. N. p., 2017. Web. 14 Sept. 2017. 
• “How To Attribute Creative Commons Photos – Foter Blog.” Foter.com. N. p., 2015. Web. 14 Sept. 2017.
• Hawkins, Sara. “Copyright Fair Use And How It Works For Online Images.” Socialmediaexaminer.com. N. p., 2011. Web. 14 Sept. 2017.