ashok_rathor1 Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi , I want to know how i can get copyright of a picture ? As i want to get into professional photography .Thanks in advance for your advice. Ashok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_meeds Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I don't know whether it applies in all legal systems, but in all I know, if you took the image, you weren't working under a contract that assigned the copyright to someone else and you haven't subsequently signed over the copyright to someone, then it's already yours. There are various measures for setting things in place that go some way to allow you in the future to prove that it's yours, but intrinsically it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron l Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 In the United States, you use this form: http://www.copyright.gov/forms/formvai.pdf and follow the instructions. It's pretty easy and $45 per registration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_cook1 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 When you create the photo, file or image, free from a contractual bind, then it is your's and copyright is implied. But to protect your work, or to decrease the opportunity for others to make copies or duplicate your images you should appropriately mark them. Or, for instance if you are providing a customer a CD, then mark the CD with appropriate marking (Copyright©2006 Your Name), and also you can/should put a statment on invoices, or deliveries that the prints or images are copyright protected... Of course as mentioned in a previuos advisement, you can register material/prints also. Try out this site: http://www.photoformsplus.com Regards/jeff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashok_rathor1 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Thanks a lot everyone for advice . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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