This document outlines several legal and ethical considerations for creating digital content, including copyright/intellectual property rights, slander/libel, royalties, violence, offensive language/behavior/material, and public interest. Copyright protects creators from having their work exploited without permission. Slander involves spreading false information that could negatively impact something. Royalties must be paid to use certain music. Extreme or polarizing images may not be appropriate for all viewers but can be used effectively by some artists. Offensive content could negatively impact viewers. Public welfare should usually be prioritized, especially for commercial works, though artistic vision may come first for experimental artists.

1. Legal and Ethical Considerations
Copyright/Intellectual propertyrights
Anythingcreatedbya personfallsunderthe intellectual propertyrightgivingthemcomplete
ownershipof the saidcreation. Thisformof copyrightpreventsanyone fromusingorexploiting
certaincreationsor designswithoutpermission. Therefore Iwon’tbe able touse anyimages
protectedbycopyrightwithoutpermissionorheavilymodifyingthe original image. However,this
shouldn’taffectmydigipackasIintendtocreate/photographall of the visualsIuse.
Slander/Libel
Slanderisthe spreadingof false informationaboutaproductor entitythatcould negativelyimpact
itsidentityorreputation. Therefore myproductscan’tcontainanylarge brands or referencesthat
couldbe interpreted inanegative manner.
Royalties
Paymentsmade torecord labelsorartistssoas toget permissiontouse the musicina works.
Violence
Extreme orpossiblypolarizingimagesorcontentthat may be inappropriate forcertainviewers.
Howeveritcan be usedto great effectinordertostand outor representadifferentorunusual
artist.
Offensive language/behaviour/material
Anycontentthat has the potential tohave a negative impactuponthe vieweroraudience. Itmay
be inappropriate insome situationsandwithcertainextremes,yetonce againcan be usedto yield
powerful results- especiallywithinspecificpolitically-aware genressuchaspunk.
PublicInterest
The welfare andwellbeingof the public- especiallyif the contenthasthe abilitytooffendorpolarize.
Thisshouldusually,orat leastfroma commercial perspective,be inthe forefrontof requirementsor
needs. Howeverformore experimental orartisticartiststhe workitself shouldcome first,then
followedbyconcernforthe public/image.