Monday, March 18, 2013

Definitions

Appropriation- The method of converting preexisting artwork into something new. The term itself refers to borrowing elements from sources an incorporating into another work.

Fair use- Is a term used in trademarking that grants rights to a copyrighted work without special approval from the rights of the holder.

Public domain- works that have expired copyright laws become publicly available. 28 years is the usual length of copyright laws, but extensions are allowed.

Bitmap- the process of converting images into bits. Bits,  or bitmap indexes use pixels to digitally make an image. Fomats such as JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and GIF store bitmaps.

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