Boot Camp

Web Authoring Boot Camp
Keep in mind that open source licensing does come in several formats, and be sure which
you understand the terms of any you might use. Some open source is free to use but not
sell. Some is free and freely distributable. Some may be modified, edited, and used for
educational, or commercial, or personal use.
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Open Source and Copyright
Web Authoring Boot Camp uses some information from completely open source content,
like Wikipedia and Wikiversity, to enhance the author’s (my) experience and content.
Wikipedia and similar sources are considered completely open source, especially
since most of the information is provided by visitors.
Meanwhile, this published book is also licensed under Creative Commons for editing,
modification, and use for education purposes as long as the author is acknowledged. I, as
the author, have the copyright on it simply because I completed and fixed this content and
can register the copyright formally if I choose.
The copyright on any website belongs to the client, not the designer. The web author
should be able to take screenshots for his/her portfolio, retain core design code structure
for generic reuse, and take design/production credit, but the client owns the content and
everything proprietary. If the web author leases or sells an image that is used on such a
site, the web author owns the image, which is licensed by the client, who overall has the
website copyright. Fun, yes?
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