Primer on Copyright for Web Designers
Introduction
This article discusses copyrights, particularly from the perspective of web designers.
In The Beginning:
Copyright law in the U.S. originates with the Constitution. The image above shows Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which grants Congress the power:
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries 1
Gadgets Make Moral Statements (?!)
Excellent article in today’s Wall Street Journal Online, in the “Portals” column by Lee Gomes.
The idea is that moral values can be attached to technological objects
The “idea of the virtuous computer”, or by extension any conclusion that ”[g]ood deeds became equated with good shopping” is a bit much.
I agree.