10 december 2007- Monday

Today we investigated about copyrights. In this investiagtion we had to answer questions that reefered to copyright. We searched what is copyright if images had copyright and what we could do to prevent copyright infringements these are some of the questions. Here are all my questions and answers:

1) What is a Copyright?
A Copyright is the right that a person or company has to use a sentence, picture, plan, information etc Of another company or person. Without his or her authorization they can not use there idea unless it is correctly referenced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

2) What is the purpose of a copyright?
The Purpose of a copyright is to protect the real owner or author of the idea so that there idea is not stolen by other people saying it is there’s. It is also to legally use the idea of the owner of the idea.

3) Can images have a copyright? Explain your answer.
Yes, because our pictures are private and may be personal and the copyright protects us by making people know we were the person that took the picture and not another person that has it.
http://www.2learn.ca/copyright/images.html

4) Are there any images that do not have a copyright? Explain.
Yes, some pictures do not have a copyright so people can use them with out having to have permission.
http://karenswhimsy.com/copyright-free-images.htm

5) Search for 2 websites where that have free use images. Write the URL and we will compile a list for class use.
http://www.freeimages.com/
http://www.freegraphicland.com/

6) What is the easiest way to avoid problems with copyright infringements?
When ever you take something out of a site or out of someone you should correctly reference it. You should also be careful when you copy something and not copy something that the owner does not want you to.