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The internet has become a big part of our daily life; we use it to find information, download games, music files and software. But how much of this can we legally use? And by using it is it wrong? Or show a lack in creativity? In some cases yes it does show a lack in creativity. But this is not always the case, it really depends on how we use the information and what we do with the downloads. Copy right is an international law that protects the original works and genius of the creators or owners. Copyright protects literature, music, films, sound recording, broadcasts and computer programs and other forms of media from plagiarism or stealing and illegal downloads. Copyright protects the expression and form of the idea not the idea itself. It gives the owners exclusive rights like the right to copy, distribute or adapt the works. These rights can be licensed, transferred and/or assigned. Such as: The right to reproduce the work The right to create derivatives The right to distribute copes to the public The right to perform the work publicly The right to display the work publicly   **Using copyrighted material does not influence creativity. Using copyrighted material is not illegal in all instances. You can be creative and use copyright material legally. Copyright being legal or illegal has nothing to do with creativity. Plagiarism is not creative. It depends how you obtain the information in regards to the law and how the material is used and the quality of the final product. **
 * The use of digital data covered by Copyright in a multimedia production reflects a lack of creativity and is against the law in all circumstances. Discuss **
 * However there are exceptions to these rights. These rights vary according to what the product is. An example is that music videos need different rights to software. Depending on which media the idea is presented in, the rights and laws concerning the object or media varies. The original purpose of different media types vary. Different types of multimedia have different threats so they need different protection from these threats. Multimedia is covered by copyright. Multimedia includes text/hypertext, video, animations, audio and images. **
 * It is wrong to steal a person’s work and it can show a lack of creativity if it is an identical copy of the original product and form. Copying multimedia directly for personal gain like using other peoples work for assignments downloads of audio or video files without permission or payment, stealing media and claiming it as your own is wrong and illegal. Copyright laws were introduced to protect creator’s rights and to insure fair payment for the creators work. Plagiarism shows a lack of creativity however using copyrighted material does not necessarily mean a lack of creativity is shown in the final product. **
 * Copyright does not protect the original idea. However I believe that it depends on what you do with it, like when making a mash-up of music videos. The music often used is under copyright but if you use the material in a creative way or display it in a creative way, like in a mash-up, when they get different songs and put them together it is creative, these songs are under copyright but it is presented in a creative way. It takes skill to create a mash-up. **
 * When the final product is a combination of varied media products or an alteration of the original work it can still be presented in a creative way and the issue of creativity is not affected by the issue of Copyright. **
 * Using copyrighted material is not illegal in all circumstances. Using the ten percent rule you can legally use ten percent of the copyrighted product. This rule was put in plac for **
 * There are also ways of legally using material that is copyright protected. Such as seeking permission from the author or owner, to use their product. Acknowledgements and disclaimers are also ways of legally using copyrighted material. **
 * In some cases the agreement and copyright allows for the use of material if there is no financial gain, if you acknowledge the original author. It does not influence the creativity of the final product. **
 * It also depends on the license agreement. If the school purchases software and holds the license agreement in some cases that agreement allows for the distribution of software to students computers. This can allow students to create multimedia productions. Such as the software Microsoft word/ Microsoft Power Point. It depends on how the agreement was purchased. **
 *  If the school holds software licensing agreements for copyrighted software and allows the use of this software on a limited amount of computers such as Photoshop software and that is used to create multimedia productions this does not influence the creativity of the final product - altered images - or breach the copyright. However the use of the original image data needs to be considered in regards to ownership and permission of those people shown within the images. **