The “Internet” and “public domain” are NOT synonymous
16 Nov
When visiting a website, it’s so easy to click and save a photo you like, copy HTML coding because you like how something was done, or swipe content cause it was well written. The general (and false) notion is that anything on the Internet is public domain and may be used without permission from the creator/owner. This is false. Just cause you can copy it – don’t mean it’s yours.
Work published on the Internet is NOT automatically placed in the public domain, unless the material in question is created by the (i) federal government, (ii) if the copyright has expired or (iii) the copyright has been abandoned by the holder or (iv) the creator gives written permission on the website to steal whatever you want.
