Importance of Copyright
Copyright is important because it encourages people to share their work with others while knowing their creativity will be compensated and protected. Under copyright and fair use laws, ideas can be remixed and creations can be parodied, often leading to new ways of thinking that benefit everyone.
I chose to add the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Creative Commons copyright license to my website because it is the most restrictive. Although others can share my work if they give me credit, I like that they can not edit or use it commercially.
Ethics
It is best practice to give credit whenever someone else’s work is used, whether it is licensed or not copyrighted work. For example, this includes crediting the original creator by name and linking the original work. It is important never to use watermarked images, as this indicates that the creator does not want their work shared. Fortunately, there are plenty of works that are not copyrighted and are available in the public domain.