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         According to  Google, Copyright is the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. One scenario example of what would constitute "copyright" would be downloading free music from a peer-to-peer network. Unless if an individual had permission from the copyright holders, it would be copyright infringement. There can be many different scenarios but another example would be downloading articles and publishing them with your name on it.

         Fair use can be from copying any copyrighted material. Fair use implies to people that copy or transform any materials that isn't theirs. In other words, is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. One example of fair use can be quoting a few lines from a "50 cent" song in a music review.

         Shepard Fairey was pleaded guilty for copyright infringement over his famous image of Barack Obama. Soon the Federal court finds that Shepard had destroyed the documents that would prove that he had not used the photo of Obama. Fairey was ordered to pay $25,000 in fines in a dispute that dates back to 2009. This goes to show that even professionals could get caught for copyright infringement.  

         There are ways in which copyright may be completely avoided altogether without having to interpret the fair use doctrine, and that is through what is known as public domain and creative commons. Copyright Protection applies automatically to many types of creative works. Public Domain, according to UC is often a work of the United States government or the copyright has been expired, etc. Another free legal tool, according to Creative Commons, can be a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge and this could be known as a creative common.

Halloween before image, used with permission, Creative common






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Color Psychology

In the Color Psychology article, the author states that color phycology is applied to everyday life. Basically, he states that color is often associated with a person's emotions. He mentions how an individual can be influenced mentally and physically. For example Color can be used in an attempt to make people hungry, associate a positive or negative tone, feelings or energy, and countless other ways. In other words, certain shades or tones may result in very different meanings. This article was basically a beginners guide to color phycology


The article reference can be found here: Color Psychology: The Emotional Effects of Color.



Color in advertising

In the Color advertising article, the author states how there are factors in choosing a color for advertisement. Consumers get sucked into buying items with Competitors color choices and how  the color relates to the product , this creates an emotional response to most consumers. The author also states how emotional responses with color differ from young and low  ages. This article was basically on how individuals  respond to color associated with advertisement.

The article reference can be found here: https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ap:10:0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1206377243