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

Exploration should include

- definitions
  - digital assets
  - counterfeiting
  - copyright
  - licensing
  - patent
  - trademark
  - intellectual property
  - public domain
  - fair use
- copyright laws and fair use concepts
- licensing concepts (e.g., Creative Commons)
- patents and trademark concepts
- contracts (e.g., waivers, model releases, consent forms)
- usage rights (e.g., image theft, unauthorized use)
- the four points of fair use
- AI considerations.

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 a derivative and appropriation?