Digital
Imagery
Copyright and Digital Images
The Picture Archive Council of America (PACA),a North American trade
association representing the interests of the image licensing industry, has
published a freely downloadable PowerPoint presentation on copyright in image
licensing.
The presentation is of interest to anyone who . It includes some very interesting copyright
infringement case examples.
Image on the left is a print screen from
the PowerPoint Presentation.
"Using the Copyright Act, images from real case examples, and images provided by
members for discussion purposes, it walks you through what copyright protects
and for how long, illustrating topics such as fair use, what is an infringement
and what is not, and how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be used to
remove infringing works from the internet.
It is geared to non-lawyers and is presented in a clear and informative way.
Slide notes are included to make it easy for anyone to take the presentation to
a design class, an ad agency or any other interested organization. The
presentation is prepared by Nancy E. Wolff, counsel to PACA and the leading
authority in the area of image licensing and the law."
http://www.pacaoffice.org/copyrightPresentation.shtml
You will find answers for:
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When do you acquire copyright protection?
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What is protected?
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What is not protected?
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What rights does the owner control?
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How long does copyright protection last?
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What is Public Domain?
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Is copyright notice needed?
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Who owns copyright?
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Can copyright be transferred?
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Limitations on owner's rights
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What is Fair Use?
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Why should you worry about copyright?
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Who is responsible?
I would recommend paying attention to the "Derivative Work" part of this
presentation and to an example of an image created by a computer graphics
artist who "borrowed" images from several sources.
The presentation is available for download for teaching purposes on a
royalty-free basis provided you attribute it to PACA.
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