In the last class Mr. Jason Hardin was kind enough to explain what copyright means. From what I understood copyright is the governmental recognition of a person's right, as a creator, to be the exclusive profiteer of his/her own intellectual work. It pretty much protects a person's work from its illegal distribution. Copyright is of primordial importance because it encourages the development of arts and sciences (creative activities) among individuals or groups.
According to Mr. Hardin, an article from a newspaper, a chapter in a book, a short story, essay, poem, graph, diagram, drawing, picture may be copied after having permission from the creator and for the copyright protected material. This rule has to be followed regardless of where the person wanting to use this material (in this case an "Internet image") found it.
When getting an image from the Internet it is important to remember to always credit the source of your information, to find out if the author of the work provides any sort of information in how to use his/her work and to, if feasible, get the permission from the owner of the copyright for permission.
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