I actually sat in on a citation class, and a lot of the information was about properly citing internet sources. Most people don't abide by the guidelines. I think it is difficult to do so because there is so much information readily available on the internet. I don't know what the answer is, but I feel that anything that is posted online, becomes public record to a degree. You shouldn't claim it as your own, but you shouldn't need to cite every bit of info.
Photos and videos are the trickiest in my opinion because they can be downloaded and saved. If I took someones photo, scanned it and used it online, is that infringement? Or is it only infringement if I use it for financial purposes. What if the person who took the photo posts it, and then I download it? Is there a difference. A lot of gray area exists.....
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