Copyright is the legal right of an author of any creative works including writings, pictures, videos and so forth. There is Copyright Law which protects the right of the author and controls copying of the original work.
If I want to add an image from the internet to my post and publish it, I need to at least cite the source. This means, if I plan to use it in a short time and I have no time to notify the author, I can use it so long as I cited the source. This is called "Fair use", which applies to students, new reportors, scholars and teachers. However, if I plan to use it in advance and I do have time to ask permission, I should do so.
However, this is not always the case. There are some websites such as "stock exchange photos" which offers thousands of very fine fictures for free. If I use a picture from there, I don't need to cite the source.
Xin Ma
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Also, Creative Commons provides an alternative to traditional copyrights, with the “some rights reserved” copyright.
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