Copyright and Fair Use
Creativity, Copyright, and Fair Use More than likely, everybody uses online resources at one point or another, and along with this comes the need for understanding copyright and fair use. Copyright allows the creator of an original work to have legal ownership over their work. Everything we see online daily was created by somebody; pictures, music, videos, articles, etc. In most cases these resources we use are copyrighted by the creator, which is meant to ensure their work is not used by others without permission and approval of how it will be used, alterations, or giving credit to said creator. However, some resources found online are in the Public Domain. If a piece of work is under the Public Domain, this means that it is not copyrighted and can be used freely by anyone. Finally, there is the term 'fair use'. This refers to resources that are free to be used, without requesting permission, but come with restrictions. When using a work that is 'fair use' it is impo...