Copyright Basics for Graphic Designers

What is copyright?• The right to stop other people from copying,

publishing or adapting your creative work without your permission.

THE OWNER:has the exclusive right to copy it, publish it,

display it, distribute it, or make new works from it.

Now what?

No Google Images for commercial work

Creative Commons YES!www.creativecommons.org

“Creative Commons is a nonprofit organizationthat enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools”.

http://creativecommons.org/about