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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           Creative Commons             YES!
for commercial work         www.creativecommons.org




                      “Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization
                      that enables the sharing and use of creativity
                      and knowledge through free legal tools”.
                      http://creativecommons.org/about

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Copyright

  • 2. 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.
  • 3. Now what? No Google Images Creative Commons YES! for commercial work www.creativecommons.org “Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools”. http://creativecommons.org/about