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07/30/2004 09:32:41 PM · #1 |
I've been looking to the US copyright website and I get the impression you can onley copyright one image at a time. Can you imagine how much it would cost to copyright a year's worth of pictures or how long it would take? Am I missing something here? Can someone that has done this explain it to me? Also, do you copyright only your original image, or the edited ones as well? Thanks in advance.
June
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07/30/2004 10:03:17 PM · #2 |
What you want to do to publish a collection is probably to print out contact sheets of the images, print a few at full-size, burn them all to CD, and create a cover ... "chiqui74 -- collected works, vol. 2004" ... and copyright the whole thing.
You should then be able to license the image by reference: "Image Nxxxx from 23-JUN-2004 in the collection titled "______" Copyright Number ____
I know you can do it that way with music, and I just had a chiropractor friend of mine register an anatomy slide presentation that way.
If you are going to license a more expensive image, or want to print them yourself, it may be worth the money to have the clear individual registration. Remember you don't have to register it unless you have to sue someone. |
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07/30/2004 10:08:33 PM · #3 |
Here's a trick, cheapest way to copyright pictures, Put them in an enveloppe, and mail them to yourself, DO NOT open the package. This will give you a stamped date on the enveloppe by USPS. It's not a legal way, but it stands out in court and it's a great, cheap way to date your work. So if someone claim to have taken this picture, you can just pull out the enveloppe.
Hope my explanantion is clear? sorry for the typos.
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07/30/2004 10:15:31 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by BruB:
Here's a trick, cheapest way to copyright pictures, Put them in an enveloppe, and mail them to yourself, DO NOT open the package. This will give you a stamped date on the enveloppe by USPS. It's not a legal way, but it stands out in court and it's a great, cheap way to date your work. So if someone claim to have taken this picture, you can just pull out the enveloppe.
Hope my explanantion is clear? sorry for the typos. |
Hate to say it, but to the best of my info this method does not have any legal standing in court. Maybe if you sent it Registered to an independent third-party repository or escrow service or ... the Copyright Office.
Try looking for the latest book on copyright for artists at Nolo Press -- they and the copyright office between them are the best a lay person can do, beyond that talk to an attorney ... |
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07/30/2004 10:20:38 PM · #5 |
GeneralIE, that trick worked for me. Maybe different sets of laws up here in Canada. it worked for me, hands down, no problem in a case about 7 years ago with artwork (not photography related)
Sorry about the misleading info if it doesn't work in the US
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07/30/2004 10:54:14 PM · #6 |
It may stand up in court, but if the works are not registered with the copyright office, you can not collect any financial damages for the infringement.
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