Copyrights & Art Summary

In the article "Copyrights & Art," Sharon McHugh talks about different forms of copyrighted material as well as information and guidelines regarding each form of copyrighted material.  The different forms of copyrighted material include freeware, which is material or photographs that are copyrighted but are offered for free under certain stipulations;  also, another form is actual copyrighted material for which you will have pay a fee, often being over $100; and lastly, another form is material considered to be within the public domain, which is material that is not copyrighted, free and results in much more creative work by the artist.  McHugh seems to be urging others to use material in the public domain so that they may avoid costliness of their work as well as any legality issues that may come up in the process of the piece or even after the piece has been completed and viewed.