Most people, especially in the age range of 15-40 have access to the internet and a landline or mobile phone. The technology and websites we have today has changed the world and the people in it. Social network sites such as Facebook are seen as a really good way to communicate and a free way to contact family and friends in other countries. In other views Facebook can be seen as a horrible website that gives too much information about people on it, it is also seen as bad because it is a way for people to cyber bully.
having your work on the internet - can be stolen if not copyrighted correctly
Protecting illustrators and artwork legally.
There are many things that can be done to protect artwork and the creator of that work such as legally protecting it.
Intellectual Property Rights
This means the rights of your own ideas are protected. There are many types of intellectual property rights including Copyright, Industrial Design Rights, Patents and Trademarks.
Copyright
This is an automatic right, which means the person wanting to copyright their work can do it straight away by marking it with the copyright sign.
It cannot be applied for and there is no charge for using copyright on work. If the copyrighted work is plagiarized in any way, the plagiarizer can be took to court and prosecuted. If the work is not copyrighted then it is free to be copied by anyone and not much could be done about it.
Figures
Figure 1 - Copyright Logo
References
www.copyrightauthority.com
References
www.copyrightauthority.com
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