Is it illegal to copy and paste pictures?

Answer 1

If you violate copyright laws, yes it is illegal. If you have been given permission to download the music (This is a free download!) or paid for it, there is no problem with downloading.

If you copy the words off a web site, you are also breaking copyright laws. And if you pass it off as your own work, it is plagiarism and can get you a failing grade or even kicked out of school.

Answer 2

Do you mean copy a picture and paste it, all done within a computer? If so, i doubt anyone will monitor that activity or stop it from happening.

In any cases, it is rather the usage of the picture that the law is interested in. For example, if the picture has a copyright, in theory you cannot publicize it, distribute it and modify and share it at all. However, if it is just for personal usage or private usage, i would think that there should be no problem. But if it is for commercial or anything made public or many people seeing it, then there is much higher risk.