1.) There was definately a lot to be learned from this project. I realize now that there is a lot more to copy right then I thought.Whenever I searched for pictures on the web before I never really cared about the copy right because I had no intention to sell anything. Therefore I figured all pictures were free game for my use. When copyright comes into play the pool of available pictures decreases significantly, especially when I was looking for good, quality pictures. When I searched google for ideas I got exactly what I had in mind for photos, but they weren't copyright free. So when I looked for the same type of photo on one of the commons websites, it was almost impossible to find. It was also very difficult to contact a librarian, they really are busy people. I never got a response from New York Library, but I did talk with Alan Asher but that was only after I had tried to see him three times previously. Once I did get to talk to him, he led me to artstor.com which opened an all new source of photos. I did have to track down where the original photos were from though in order to cite them correctly. I am very aware now of the difficulty with copyright and how big of a role it plays with images especially in research.
2. ) I think the purpose of this project was to open our eyes to democracy on the web and how we have been short handed with resources for research projects because of copyright laws. We will always be researchers trying to find information to back up our projects and laws are prevent us to do that adequately. It's difficult to be a photo researcher, as my classmates have said, but thankfully there are some people standing up strong making free photos available. With this act of sharing, the world can become more knowledgeble and we will be helping each other.
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