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intro-digital media
intro to digital media
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| commercial photographer | a career that involves taking pictures of subjects such as people,buildings or merchandise to be used in a variety of media |
| copyright laws | laws designed to protect intellectual property rights and provide potential monetary rewards for inventiveness and hard work |
| desktop publisher | a career that involves designing and creating the graphics that accompanies text as well as page layouts |
| digital media | using technology to convey information |
| fair use | a section of the U,S, copyright law that allows the use of copyrighted works in reporting news.conducting research,and teaching |
| freeware | soft ware that is provided without charge |
| graphic designer | a career that involves designing or creating graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs |
| multimedia | a computer-based communication process that incorporates text,graphics,sound,animation and video |
| photographer | a person who takes photographs,either as a hobby or a profession |
| public domain | property rights that belong to the community at large,are unprotected by copyright or patent,and are subject to use by anyone |
| royalty-free | prepared material that can be used legally,without paying a fee to the artist,publishing company,etc;some royalty-free material is available at no cost ,however,most material must be purchased |
| shareware | copyrighted software that is available free of charge on a trial basis |
| trademark | a name,symbol, or other device identifying a product; it is officially registered with the U,S, government and its use is legally restricted to its owner |
| videographer | a career involved in the production of video material |
| website developer | a career that involves designing ,creating,and modifying websites |