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 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 |