Copyright+and+Images

= Digital Images and Copyright = With literally millions of images available via the click of a mouse, downloading or uploading of images from the Internet is technically very easy. However, just because it's easy does not mean it is legal. Not only do copyright laws apply to written material, they apply to images as well. Therefore, this means that permission must be obtained prior to using most images Now this being said you must be thinking well how does everyone use images. Well there are two ways, one you can obtain permission as stated above, or second you can obtain an image from a copyright free website (yes I said free). These websites have been created to give access to images without having to obtain permission to use them. Now having said this, credit still needs to be given where credit is due; so regardless of whether you have obtained this image through a copyright free website or have received permission to use it, you need to cite your resource. An image collected off the internet is cited the same as a website. (10)

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