Copyrights

[drjean]

Hi fellow photogs.... I'm an old photographer and was wondering about current copyrights regarding our photography. While I assume we own it, it used to be that after one (1) year we had to register it to maintain full ownership. Way, way back when there was one thing, the negatives, that proved it... but of course then came ways of copying the negatives, and nowdays there's such technology, why anyone could say the photograph was theirs, you know? How do you all deal with these issues when posting on a website?

You know, I have photoshop but haven't searched and used it enough (still pushing to play with my new T3i) to know if it has a copyright imprint with it or not etc.

If you have a good link, or can basically tell me what the current copyright ownership rules are today, that would help. I often have issues trying to find specifics for myself, and get distracted and caught up in other topics.

 

[drjean]

ok I found this: Photo Rights, Photographers' Rights,Copyright Information and Resources


I think I'd go with this type of licensing: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Copyright ..... blah blah blah etc.

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

There is a way you can put a lock on your pics, so that when 'right clicked', the person is told it is copyrighted and they cannot copy it physically.

There are a couple of PC brains on CF I will ask and see if they know

I always hesitated posting my pics for that reason....and recently added my initials to a few, but anyone can photoshop anything and edit even a copyright mark off it.

*ETA I just posted on the pc/internet forum to see if anyone there knows as well copyright tag/lock on pictures

 

[pgp_protector]

Replied to the other thread

But to put it simply. If it can be viewed, it can be saved & copied.

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

Yup, I just replied to your post...thank you pgp

Bottom line...NOTHING is secure on the web

 

[pgp_protector]

Hi fellow photogs.... I'm an old photographer and was wondering about current copyrights regarding our photography. While I assume we own it, it used to be that after one (1) year we had to register it to maintain full ownership. Way, way back when there was one thing, the negatives, that proved it... but of course then came ways of copying the negatives, and nowdays there's such technology, why anyone could say the photograph was theirs, you know? How do you all deal with these issues when posting on a website?

You know, I have photoshop but haven't searched and used it enough (still pushing to play with my new T3i) to know if it has a copyright imprint with it or not etc.

If you have a good link, or can basically tell me what the current copyright ownership rules are today, that would help. I often have issues trying to find specifics for myself, and get distracted and caught up in other topics.

A good forum for dealing with images is CGTalk.com they've got a few good threads dealing with Copyright issues.

CGTalk - My work is being published - do I need terms?
CGTalk - copyright legal question


ETA:
You can also "Water Mark" images (The Image has embedded code to Prove it's yours) but this can also be removed / filtered out if the end user is good enough.

But you automatically own the Copyright on all images you create for your life, no registration is required.
Enforcing this is another issue all together though.

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

Good points; I forgot about the watermarks...thanks

 

[drjean]

Thanks for the good info (and to remind me I'm not alone here )

I guess I need to get into my photoshop professional program and see what it has to offer

 

[01Maverick10]

But you automatically own the Copyright on all images you create for your life, no registration is required.
Enforcing this is another issue all together though.

In case anyone was still wondering, this is bang on. And does not just apply to photography but to digital art, traditional media, music etc. Anything that you create is automatically your copyright for your lifetime. You and only you have the option to license images etc for other uses.

The only other thing I would say is that when uploading photos to Flickr, Facebook etc etc you should be very careful to read the terms and conditions regarding images. I think from memory by agreeing to Flickr's terms, you give them license to use any image you upload for commercial use without having to pay royalties etc. (Flickr is owned by Getty images)

If you want to display your images in a way that you can keep track of them, to a certain extent, then it is best to create your own website.

Lastly, when uploading images to the web, make sure they are 72ppi and re-size them to the required resolution. As an example, if you want something full screen on a 1920 x 1080 monitor, then make it 1920 px wide by 1080 px high at 72ppi. That way the image will look great on screen, but will be useless in any other medium as once it is enlarged it will immediately pixelate.

Hope that helps!

 

[sfs]

The only other thing I would say is that when uploading photos to Flickr, Facebook etc etc you should be very careful to read the terms and conditions regarding images. I think from memory by agreeing to Flickr's terms, you give them license to use any image you upload for commercial use without having to pay royalties etc. (Flickr is owned by Getty images)

Flickr is owned by Yahoo, not Getty. Getty does have some kind of arrangement to license photos from Flickr, but that's a voluntary arrangement. By default you retain all rights to photos you upload to Flickr (except those rights required to display them in various sizes).

 

[01Maverick10]

Flickr is owned by Yahoo, not Getty. Getty does have some kind of arrangement to license photos from Flickr, but that's a voluntary arrangement. By default you retain all rights to photos you upload to Flickr (except those rights required to display them in various sizes).

You are right, my apologies. But yes there is a license agreement in place. In any case, I would still recommend caution. It is the people that give away their images that are ruining the industry for those trying to make a living from it unfortunately.

This not only includes voluntarily licensing imagery but even sending in photos to newspapers etc from, for example, a big event that has occurred without expecting any remuneration. Papers often receive free images from the public and thus the need for professionals and their desire to pay a decent fee to anyone supplying images dwindles.

I have seen it first hand in the industry in my country sadly