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 09/16/2006 04:32:00 PM · #1
Hello everyone,

I have an appointment today with the bride from a wedding shoot I did two weeks ago, and she would like me to give her the pictures on a CD so she can tell which ones she would like to order. I would do this, if there is a way I can copyright the CD that I will give to her, so she can't just go and get the photos photo finished herself. Does anyone know if I can copyright / lock a CD that I burn?

Thanks in advance,

Dan

edit: the title should say "How do I copyright a photo CD?"

Message edited by author 2006-09-16 16:33:45.
 09/16/2006 04:34:34 PM · #2
I'm not sure how you would do that, but you might consider putting a water mark on the pictures.
 09/16/2006 04:51:19 PM · #3
There are programs that will make a set of images into a slideshow where the images themselves cannot be directly extracted, but they are not freeware.

I would suggest adding a watermark to all the images on the CD you give her.
 09/16/2006 07:21:03 PM · #4
If you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat (not just the Reader), you can print the photos into a PDF, and then password-protect it with restrictions to prevent selecting and/or printing of the images.

You can also include a text file (e.g. "Copyright_Notice.txt") with the appropriate info. Also write the info physically on the disc with a Sharpie ...

Also, if they're low-enough resolution, prints will likely be unsatisfactory.

Message edited by author 2006-09-16 19:23:41.
 09/16/2006 07:30:25 PM · #5
Why not put lower resolution versions of the pictures on cd so the person can view them but the files would be unusable for printing.
 09/16/2006 07:52:09 PM · #6
Here in the states you can copyright a CD of images at one time. There are qualifacations to this, but they are pretty simple. Copyrighting the images though, won't stop someone from getting prints made. It just means it's going to cost them a bundle if you catch them and take them to court over it afterwards (if the images are registered before they make copies they get to pay all court and legal fees as well as any judgement).

As was mentioned, your best bet will be to put your copyright name across all the images. You could make them small and low res but then that keeps them from seeing how good they are and might limit how many they order. If you put your copyright on the image, don't put it where it can be cropped off and don't make it so it can be easily Photoshopped off... both of which some people will do to save money.

Mike
 09/16/2006 08:19:41 PM · #7
how do i make a copyright water mark to put on my photos. I use PS 7.0
 09/16/2006 08:26:35 PM · #8
Type on a text layer, adjust the opacity, flatten the image, and SaveAs a new image.
 10/17/2007 12:02:30 PM · #9
you can use a program like pinnacle to create a slide show where they cant get photos off the disk its like a dvd disk

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