Does any know about Copyright Registration

[smithdoor]

Does any know about Copyright Registration works or come by????

I have done pattens but have never work on copyrights and have been told story may or not work

Dave

[mamysboy11]

Hi Dave, I presume your question is in regard to photographic works? If not in general similar rules apply. Used to be, in my youth if I wrote an article, a thesis a novel or a song, I could protect (establish my rights to it) by sending a copy of the work to myself by registered post and leaving the envelope/package "unopened". The date of posting and of my receiving it was enough to establish my prior right to it. Nowadays, in most countries it is enough to have the first and original copy of the work in your possession to be the accepted owner. So if it is a great photo or photos, make a copy and keep the original. The Exif data or Info on the File should prove when it was created. On some cameras there is the facility to add your name to the creation data for the image file, although as Ken Rockwell points out the copyright symbol is still not in the typeface. Lightroom 4 and 5 I know, have a section where you can put creation and copyright data against the files/photos in the Develop Module.
A good place to read up on all this is by Googling "How to get copyright registration": There you will find in the U.S. it is easy to guard against plagiarism by following a few simple rules. Good luck...Tj mamysboy11

[bdkphoto]

Does any know about Copyright Registration works or come by????

I have done pattens but have never work on copyrights and have been told story may or not work

Dave

Tutorial and info here: http://asmp.org/content/registration...s#.UpScAaUmW2w

Copyright office http://www.copyright.gov

[James515]

See links in reply. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...-Photos-of-Art

[ROL]

Photo Biz –> Copyrighting

[Leigh]

Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), which is current US law, copyright vests to the creator at the time the work is created. No action is required by the creator, and no copyright notice is required, for that right to exist. It happens automatically.

There are further details and complications, of course. This was written by lawyers as an income source for lawyers.

- Leigh

[jnantz]

leigh

while what you say is correct and true, yes copyright is intrinsic in the creation of the negative
unfortunately, though if the images aren't registered with the copyright office, and the creator does not
have the registration declaring, he / she is the creator, allowing enforcement of the copyright law.
taking someone to the court and attempting to gain compensation for images published without consent &c is not easy.
( with the person publishing suggesting it is "orphaned" or not even bothering with that )

without the registration it just becomes a he-said / she-said routine, a murky case that no lawyer will take
and usually from what i was told a judge ( or clerk magistrate ) will not even bother with a case without
a registration.

i would suggest the OP goes to the copyright office, and follows the links to the VA ( visual artists ) gang registration FAQ
reads how to do it, and sends in the $35 it probably costs to get the "gang" registration.

in the end, it is a small price to pay, for the peace of mind that the images are registered and a pirate won't grab them and go.

if you search " copyright " in the forum search bar you will see a few threads that deal with copyright, infringement, and registration.

john

[bdkphoto]

Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), which is current US law, copyright vests to the creator at the time the work is created. No action is required by the creator, and no copyright notice is required, for that right to exist. It happens automatically.

There are further details and complications, of course. This was written by lawyers as an income source for lawyers.

- Leigh

The further details and complications render the "copyright when its created" pretty much useless in practical terms for photographers. If you are interested in protecting your work, all the relevant information on best practices for photographers is available at places like www.ASMP.org, APA. NPPA, and a few other photographic trade groups. Bottom line -- registration is necessary to avail yourself of actual protection under US law.

[bdkphoto]

leigh

while what you say is correct and true, yes copyright is intrinsic in the creation of the negative
unfortunately, though if the images aren't registered with the copyright office, and the creator does not
have the registration declaring, he / she is the creator, allowing enforcement of the copyright law.
taking someone to the court and attempting to gain compensation for images published without consent &c is not easy.
( with the person publishing suggesting it is "orphaned" or not even bothering with that )

without the registration it just becomes a he-said / she-said routine, a murky case that no lawyer will take
and usually from what i was told a judge ( or clerk magistrate ) will not even bother with a case without
a registration.

i would suggest the OP goes to the copyright office, and follows the links to the VA ( visual artists ) gang registration FAQ
reads how to do it, and sends in the $35 it probably costs to get the "gang" registration.

in the end, it is a small price to pay, for the peace of mind that the images are registered and a pirate won't grab them and go.

if you search " copyright " in the forum search bar you will see a few threads that deal with copyright, infringement, and registration.

john

Copyright registration IS a federal requirement to file suit. No registration, no case in court.

It's all here-- http://asmp.org/content/registration...s#.UpScAaUmW2w --take some time and read it, well worth the time if you are actually interested in best practices for photographers.

[Greg Miller]

Here's the direct link where you can register your copyright online: eco.copyright.gov.