LO1: Copyright

What is Copyright?
Copyright is when you gain permission for somebody's intellectual property i.e ideas, logos
If we do not get copyright then we can get sued for using something that does not belong to us.


Why is Copyright important?
Copyright is important for my photography in case I want to add any other assets as I do not was to breach any copyright laws called Copyright infringement.

Avoiding copyright issues
-Release and Consent forms
-When taking the picture make sure it is being framed to the certain object you -want in your photograph
-Gaining permission is not just about the people you want to use in your photographs it is also about getting permission for locations which are private land. To know if the Location is public or private we will have to research the location first. 
- When taking photographs in public busy areas you don't use the telephoto lens as the telephoto lens is a good way to zoom in so that would be against the law.
-Photographs of private land can be taken from public land.
-Do not take photographs of children that we don't know.
-Make sure the models knows what you are taking a photograph for (What is the intention) 

When taking a photograph remember these 2 things:
Who is in the photograph?
Is it public land or private?

Legal and Ethical
The reason we have to think about representations because you cant represent people a negative way such as different races, religion, age, gender, class, ability and disability which would create a negative stereotype. (Misrepresenting (negative) a model can be defamatory- This means you are showing the model in a certain way which isn't  real)