In the artistic realm, things get a little bit trickier, but still have an effect on the real world. Music piracy is an oft-cited example of artistic intellectual property rights being infringed. When a musician records a song and sells it, and pirates distribute that song illegally, those pirates are taking potential revenue away from the musician. Even though you can't hold a song in your hand, it's still a source of livelihood for that musician (and the record company which legally distributes it), which is why there are laws in place to protect the creator and distributor.

Because of copyright laws, it's not always legal to post pictures on your site. However, there are a lot of amateur photographers around the net making their pictures free for anyone to use. Pics like these are called, 'in the public domain.' Often photographs are public domain, because they are old and the copyright has expired. But now many people are making their pics available for anyone to put on their own sites.

Here's a list of useful websites to download free stock images. It's very useful to find free photos to download, those copyright free pictures allow you to create new things without breaking any copyright law. It's essential for any webmaster/blogger to illustrate their pages/blog posts for free. Good photos but free!