Concepts associated with digital image creation and use, including copyright, royalty and licensing models, fair use and other considerations.

This case study project will require you to explore concepts associated with digital image creation and use, including copyright, royalty and licensing models, fair use and other considerations. These concepts are important to consider for every digital image project and will be used throughout your coursework as well as in job settings. Your task will be to choose a case study/scenario and discuss what legal and ethical issues must be considered. Some of the scenarios include:

Use of a royalty free image obtained from a commercial Web site.

Use of stock digital images obtained from a commercial Web site.

Incorporation of existing graphics into new artwork such as images that are covered by copyright or trademark.

The following link: http://www.stockphotorights.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Stockphotorights_CaseStudies_Final-170510.pdf, from the stockphotorights.com will provide you some ideas of type of scenarios that you can investigate.