Comments on: Here’s Why to Add Your Name and Copyright Notice When Posting Photos Online

By: Thor

Thor — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:24:53 +0000

This is a very informative and helpful tips. I put a lot of photos on my blog http://www.sydneyaffairs.com and this will somehow help me protect what I got on the net. Thanks!

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:53:05 +0000

Can you register with the U.S. Copyright Office hundreds of pictures by ceating one pdf containing all of them. Thus saving on the fee.

By: Stormchild

Stormchild — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:39:11 +0000

In case any Canadians happen to be reading this, in Canada, everything you create is automatically copyrighted. There is no need to register anything.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:22:30 +0000

I'm a software engineer and have a similar problem where a book publisher has taken the copyright off the output of my program and then used the outpupt to promote their webiste.

I have a YouTube video that explains the situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qHzyaRbaYg

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:31:54 +0000

High cost in filing infringement is to make sure that people do not involve in such case again. I was wondering how much is the highest infringement one must have paid??

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By: Wedding photographer Louisville ky

Wedding photographer Louisville ky — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:39:04 +0000

This is great info. I was unaware of this law. Thanks for the reminder.

By: richard cave

richard cave — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:32:41 +0000

Hello,

Being a UK freelancer I have a question, if I as a UK resident put my pictures up do I need to register my images with the US copyright people. Reason why I ask is that we are no longer local but now Global.

Look forward to your answer,

Rich

By: Tim Parkin

Tim Parkin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:43:50 +0000

Your embedded image metadata is still 'copyright information'. Even the bit on your website that says (c) is still 'copyright information'. It doesn't say that it has to be attached to the image. e.g. you don't see a copyright symbol on every page of a book but you have 'removed copyright information' if you detach part of the book from it's copyright statement. A simple footer on a picture would seem to be the best idea (not damaging the picture and still in plain view of any potential user - i.e. they can't claim ignorance if they remove it). Also, the majority of copyright infringements are in websites so posting smaller images will make no difference at all. Even for small use in magazines, they only need a 500px image to get a half decent quarter page image.

By: Denver Engagement Photographer

Denver Engagement Photographer — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:22:08 +0000

Do you have to have the copywrite symbol on your image? meaning the little C in a circle? or can you just have your business name on the photo. This is very interesting stuff, and I had no idea.

-Dave

By: Liz Gibson

Liz Gibson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:06:09 +0000

Only relevant to US Photographers. Under the International Copyight Agreement to which the US is a signatory, registration of photographs is not required.

By: Thor

Thor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:58:59 +0000

great info!

By: Shiva - Malaysia Thru the Lens

Shiva - Malaysia Thru the Lens — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:28:27 +0000

Good idea. Infact, i watermark my pictures to protect it from being copied. Then again, hacking in photo servers are very often heard nowdays.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:24:38 +0000

Very interesting BUT what happens when a US citizen or company infringe on international copyright?

In New Zealand we have automatic copyright so long as we can prove we produced an image/work etc.

This does not seem to stop US based companies stealing our stuff :(

They can quote this DCMA all they want, it means nothing to us because we have our own copyright laws. Since images are created by us in our own country-ies I thought US people would have to abide by that.

By: Paul Conrad

Paul Conrad — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:26:39 +0000

It's great advice only if followed. I know a lot of photogs, even some pros, who fail to protect their images.

Thanks for the informative column

By: tina

tina — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:51:49 +0000

don't post images that can be printed. only post images on-line that are optimised for online use. it makes them less attractive.

By: assss

assss — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:57:01 +0000

Great post and good ideas and reminders - thanks.

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By: Jay Groccia

Jay Groccia — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:27:09 +0000

I just forwarded that post to my attorney as he his preparing a suit against an infringing party.

Despite the fact that they were told they didn't have rights to my photos, they refused to remove them from their site or pay my license fee.

I guess the courts exist for that very reason.

I just read about a woman in Minnesota who refused to settle with the recording industry for $3,000 for song swapping. A jury just found her liable for $1.9 MILLION dollars.

By: Linda Armstrong

Linda Armstrong — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:03:01 +0000

Great information! Thank you so much!

By: caroline

caroline — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:23:57 +0000

I had always wondered what the point in using watermarks was, when they could be so easily edited out. I had no idea this law existed. Thanks!

By: Joel Gillespie

Joel Gillespie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:27:20 +0000

Great post and good ideas and reminders - thanks.

Joel