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D. Wesley Davis
 

Copywriting my photos.


How do I copywrite my photos, slides or digital images? I do not have a business but may in the future and would like to know how to protect my own work.


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November 17, 2002

 

Jeff S. Kennedy
  Your images are automatically copyrighted the moment you create them. You can contact the copyright office and officially copyright them if you wish. This gives you a few more rights but IMO it is questionable how important it is to do this. Unless you have a shot that is particularly valuable I wouldn't bother. I've never done nor have I ever found a need to.


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November 18, 2002

 

Ken Pang
  I've actually had a harder time relinquishing these rights!

I wanted to give my photos away free, without them misusing the photo. In other words, offer rights to use the photo without giving them unlimited rights to sell it etc.

In the end, I just offered a memorandum of understanding. They were happy with that.


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November 18, 2002

 
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