UNIT 35 P6 TASK 3

There are many legal implications of using and editing graphical images due to copyright. Copyright is used to prevent someone from taking a piece of someone else’s work and then saying that it is theirs. This copyright form of protection means that no one can take work of images without the owner/creators permission.

If someone does steal your work it gives you the right to sue them, which gives that person a fine in which they have to pay you.  Sometimes, depending on how major the case is, some people get a prison sentence of a maximum of 10 years or a really large fine.

If you want to edit images the best thing is to first off find the ownership of that graphic and whether it is allowed to be used or not. Most people print their names onto things so this is fairly easy.

But you cannot use any image whatsoever without the copyright holders permission or unless the image is under a slightly more allowing licence. Even if you manipulate the image, the copyright still belongs to the owner and the original licence of the un-edited original image applies.

The copyright law's main purpose is to protect the images and work that have been created by people and to protect them from unfair use of their work. Cheating and plagiarism are just problems that are caused because the creators work is not protected by copyright, so anyone can state work as their own. 

 Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of original works of authorship which includes literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. This means that as the author of the work that certain person has the right to do any of the following or let others do any of the following: make copies of your work, distribute copies of your work, perform the work publicly such as films dances etc..) and display the work publicly(such as artwork).