Title: Explore legal issues related to imaging technology.
Course: Imaging Technology (11054-36) > Section: Exploring Ethics and Laws in Imaging Technology

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).

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?