You’re surfing travel destinations, planning your next vacation when, suddenly, a photograph taken by you pops up on a travel blog (not yours!!) Whaaaat???!! This is just one example of the seemingly innocuous, ‘harmless’ habit that people have of lifting visuals and using it for their own purposes. Well, you didn’t take permission, did you? And, that qualifies as theft!
This infographic takes a hard look at the malaise of visual piracy and image theft – the lack of understanding of its ramifications, the legal copyright framework, and effective methods to protect your work from copyright infringement.
Infographic by – Berify