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When working in the graphics design industry there are many legal pitfalls you should be aware of.

For instance the copyright law is when someone creates a certain type of media such as which is in the form as information, for instance software or books. If people want to use these resources they have to ask for permission from the owners. This therefore can allow businesses to make a lot of money without any one stealing their ideas and marketing them themself.

Another implication is when you want to take a picture of someone, if you want to use it, you will have to have a model release form filled out by the person to allow you to use it. This is done for the reason of; some people don’t find it appropriate to use photographs of other people.

The obscene publication law is where you can’t use images that are obscene, the designer will also have to take in to account the age of the audience it will be shown to, for instance an obscene image on a children’s website would probably not be acceptable. And you would have to take into account peoples religion.