Ethics and Design 1A

In my internship, my supervisor provided me numerous videos and photos from his sessions of recording and photography. Almost immediately, I acknowledged that all of these photos and videos were likely copyrighted material. Assuming that they are, that would mean he, his company, or both would be the copyright holder. Even with this, I was sent this work to produce content of my own. This meant that my supervisor, the presumed copyright holder, granted me permission to use his work for purposes that benefit both the company and myself. I was also sent files containing the logo of his company and was tasked with making an animation out of it. I used Adobe Photoshop to breakdown the layers of the logo before creating different animations in Adobe After Effects. As a creator, I produce work of my own but not everything I use is entirely mine. That is what copyright dictates: who can use your work. By granting me permission to use his logo and videos, my supervisor gave me assets that I used to produce work of my own. Majority of the stuff I create gets sent to him for his company’s use. Therefore, even though I may be able to claim copyright over my work, it still belongs to his company.