my first collage was pieced together basically with a copyright symbol on top of each picture. these pictures included general media, such as websites, pictures, books, and film. i also included pictures of piracy and other relevant copyright images. basically each image is stamped with the symbol on top or has the copyright symbol embedded. this image symbolizes the power of copyright as well as the restrictions that it places on these areas of creativity. the image also suggest that the laws lift some copyright power since it seems that it will only be heavier in the future.

the second collage is very similar to the first one. since we were only allowed to use "common" material, i decided to use the Microsoft clip-art gallery, which is entitled to whoever has access to it, and does permit the use of it's images. many of the images i used here had to be edited. trying to make the same argument as with the first collage, i found very similar images and then further edited the pictures with a copyright symbol that the clip-art gallery provided. this entire image makes the same argument with a few tweaks and added points.

it is obvious that the second collage was more difficult. when working with the first one, many of the pictures already had an embedded copyright symbol and i did not have to take the time to edit one and place it on top. in the second collage, i had to place each copyright symbol manually which took a bulk of the time. even though i still had very similar images with the second collage, it still took more work and time. the difference is that i feel the argument comes stronger from the second collage. this may be due to the tweaks that i applied more frequently compared to leaving some images as is from the first collage. i also prefer the second collage to the first one, since i feel it is more my work than someone else's.