Monday October 21

Journal - What have you learned about copyrights when it comes to web design and images this semester? Why is it important to give credit where credit is due (even if it is a lot of work)?

What I learned about copyrights this semester is every picture has different rights. Some pictures have all rights reserved meaning we are not allowed to use them without siting where we got them from. Some have some rights reserved so we may use them. Others have no rights reserved meaning we can use them as well. Websites such as Flickr and Google have special searching tools to look for pictures that only have few rights reserved so people can use them.

It is important to credit where you got the picture from because if you don't: one- it is against the law and you could be sued for stealing someone else's work; two- it is not your picture, someone else took it, so you should give them credit for doing so.