The Internet by its very nature is free. Given the resourcefulness and technical know-how almost anyone can share and distribute information on the net. This very open nature of the online world is often characterized as the biggest threat to the Copyright laws. But what exactly are these laws? Where is the line between piracy and freedom of expression? Some of this and similar questions often boggle new web publishers and bloggers.
I have tried to list down the results of my research on the Copyright laws and piracy on the Internet.
- Copying Graphics: Graphics like images and animations on others' Web pages can not be copied without permission, unless, the website itself explicitly declares that the graphics are free to use. Some sites offer you graphics for a price, for ex., www.istockphoto.com is a nice place to buy high quality graphics at cheap price, if you need images for your website. You can also get free images at www.morguefile.com , though the images are not of such high quality, but for new non-serious designers these images can serve the purpose.
