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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 |
| Desktop Publishing | using a computer and software program to produce high quality, printed documents that combine text and graphics |
| 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 | software 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 as 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 |