Title: Explore legal issues related to commercial photography.
Course: Commercial Photography II (11052-II) > Section: Understanding Digital Citizenship and Intellectual Property

Exploration should include

- copyright laws and fair use
- licensing (e.g., Creative Commons)
- contracts (e.g., waivers, model releases, consent forms)
- usage rights (e.g., image theft, unauthorized use)
- definition of intellectual property
- identifying the four points of fair use
- definition of public domain.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can photo manipulation lead to legal issues?
- What is a copyright, and how is a copyrighted photograph identified?
- What are the economic effects of the unauthorized use of images?
- When using and publishing images, when and why are releases necessary?
- How do copyright laws and legal issues apply to a student as a photographer?
- What is the difference between getting permission to use a photo and crediting an image?
- What is the difference between derivative and appropriation?