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The definition of copyright is "Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works." Copyright
Examples of copyright:Downloading songs from an artist online without permission from the artist. Also if I downloaded pictures other people took and claimed that it was mine, then it would be copyright.

Fair use is when you use a copyrighted work, such as Panic! At The Dicso
song, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"  and use it to make a parody, or display constructive criticism. An example of fair use would be me writing a book review on Harry Potter: Chamber Of Secrets and using quotes from the book to show my criticism.

Shepard got fined $25,000 for copyright when he created the iconic red,white, and blue poster of Obama with the words HOPE. It was said he had used a photo taken by an AP photographer in 2006,but Shepard lied about which photo was used. This civil suit was settled in 2011 by Shepard and the AP for $1.6 million.


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Halloween before image used with permission , Creative Commons.

Playing with Photoshop exploring what liquify, dodge + burn, and the clone stamp tool can do.