Web browsers use the MIME extensions to identify the format to determine which helper application, if any, is needed. PNG is designed to work in online viewing applications like the Web. Developed by Kodak, this format is intended to transfer and display high definition images quickly across the Web. Icons depicting popular cartoon characters. Images scanned from photos.
L ike everything on the Web someone owns the rights to graphical content.
Copying an image that someone else has already copied, no matter how many times seen across the Web, could be a copyright violation. The use existing Web graphics may require permission from the author. W eb graphics are also subject to fair use rights. As with other copyrighted materials, Web graphics can be used educators, scholars, and students for use or display in connection with lectures or presentations.