Copyrights & Arts

All forms of media fall under three categories: 1)freeware, 2)copyright protected, and 3)public Domain. Freeware is usual copyrighted but free. You can pay to use a copyright protected material as long as you get the permission to use them. Public domain materials are not copyrighted and are free. There are ways to use copyrighted materials without all the trouble of fee and permission: copyrights don't last forever and can become public domain or if you can refer to the fair use doctrine to see if you can avoid paying. There are still restrictions even after paying for copyright material. You must use the material as is and cannot change it without the artist permission. The consequences to misusing copyrighted material can cost you more time and money than if you were to pay for it.