**As a side note, I thought I was being very creative with the title of this blog until the phrase was used in class and I realized it was the name of our reading... DARNIT.
I will be the first to admit that my idea of copyright was certainly skewed. I did not know that it was created in order to encourage the creation of new artwork.
You learn something new everyday, right?
We also talked about copyright recently in my Web Development class. We didn't go into much detail--instead we simply made that point that copyright is a serious thing and we should always be sure to give copyright where it is due.
Well, that's certainly easier said than done.
I fully stand by my decision to go into graphics design as a career. Still, I know that I am taking some risks by doing so. I could have my artwork stolen very easily. I could also get into a lot of trouble for using artwork in a design that was copyrighted.
Not that I plan on using copyrighted materials, of course.
My point is, the line between what is public domain and what is copyrighted online is extremely blurry. You can find an image online that exists on hundreds of different sites. Which site, if any, holds the copyright to that image? If it is unclear, do you simply not cite the image or do you cite it from wherever you found it just to be safe?
There is so much grey area that sometimes I'm afraid of getting lost in the land of copyright obscurity.
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