The article starts by explaining a large amount of legal issues, in which a watermark is covered. I find this background information to be useful in understanding the law better, and it also acts as a knowledge base without having me copy verbatim. This makes it easy for me because I do not have to research the topic that much or go through other articles.
Does a watermark count as copyright?
"In short: no." There is a quote from Wikipedia about what copyright actually is. After that, there was an explanation on how when you look at something online you are using copyrighted material from others and when they see your work they are seeing copyrighted material without their permission. There were many policies set up surrounding copyrighted works on the web. Then the question of does a watermark count as copyright was answered, and it says no because of this reason.
"A lot of people think that the laws surrounding copyrighted material are complicated. Now it goes on to explain how the law is different in China than America, which shows how complex it can be. This helps me understand that there are many laws in different places surrounding the topic, making my research more difficult for this specific question.
Watermarks Help Prevent Unauthorized Copying. I found this part to be useful in understanding why some companies use certain things like watermarks when uploading their content online. It also gives me an idea of what I am looking at when I see something with one of these watermarks. With the help of photo watermark removal service you can also remove the watermark.
"A copyright is an exclusive right to copy, sell or otherwise distribute the underlying work." The quote gives me a basic understanding of what it means when talking about copyright and what you can do with copyrighted material. This helps me understand their explanation better because I have a basic knowledge of what is being talked about.
It also shows that not everyone understands this topic well if something like this needs to be further explained.I found the part where they told us how complex it actually is to be very helpful in understanding why there are so many problems surrounding it. A lot of people think it's simple but when looking at the way different countries deal with this topic, it proves them wrong which makes my research easier because if a lot of people think it is simple then I'm not alone and I can find articles that discuss the topic too.
This quote also had me understand that watermarks are more of an advertisement than they are actually protection because the article says how it does not really prevent copying as much as it advertises to those who see it. This makes sense seeing as some companies would prefer their viewers to watch something on their website instead of another one where they cannot make money off advertisements.
Conclusion
It will be useful for when I dive into my research and use it as a starting point to my sources. It also tells me what the main points in this article are which will help when reading other articles on watermarks because I will be aware of their definition and purpose, not just that they exist.
