Copyright protects creative or artistic works. You should only copy or use a copyrighted work with the copyright owner's permission. You can copyright various work such as, literature, drama, music, art, layouts, recordings and broadcasts. Breaching the copyright act is an illegal criminal offence. Copyright does not protect ideas for a work. However, when an idea is fixed, for example in writing, copyright automatically protects it. This means that you do not have to apply for copyright.
Some images can be copyright free which mean the image can be used by anyone for any purpose at all. The following link is an example of copyright free work, http://www.copyrightfreephotos.com/.
Gaining permission for work which is copyrighted usually involves obtaining permission from the owner before it can be used for any other purpose. This permission usually involves a payment fee to the owner before the work can be reused.
If the work is not clearly copyrighted by an owner and is not stated as copyright free it is likely that whoever published it for example the publisher of the book or website is likely the rightful owner of that work.
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