 Tammy L. Odell |
Copyrighting Prints I need some advice on selling prints to someone. I have a fellow BPer who wants to buy an 8x10 print of mine. I have already sold her one of another picture. My question is, how can I be sure someone won't scan my pic in and remove my copyright from the corner of the picture? The only copyright I have is my name and copyright year in the corner, that I put there in Photoshop. How can I protect my images from being duplicated? I would like to make cards and the like whenever I get the chance. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Peter K. Burian |
Tammy: All you can really do is write the following on the back with an indelible ink marker: (c) 2005 YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, E-MAIL Any film lab that sees that should refuse to make copies of the print. Of course, anyone can scan any print using his or her own scanner. There is simply no way to prevent that.
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Tammy L. Odell |
Thanks Peter, also what would be a fair price for an 8x10 print? Thanks so much for all your help!!
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Peter K. Burian |
Tammy: I have no idea. For personal use, maybe $25? Peter
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Alexis |
Hi Tammy, I'm a graphic artist and a member of the Graphic Artist Guild, the association represents artists and photographers and this is something that our industry deals with all the time. If you go to www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright you'll need to download the VA form (visual artists) and follow the instructions. The submitted form should be accompanied by one copy of the work if it is unpublished and two if it is published and $30 registration fee. It is also possible to register works electronically through the new Copyright Office electronic Registration, Recordation, and Deposit System (CORDS) which can be found at www.cords.loc.gov You can also log on to www.gag.org which is the Graphic Artists Guild site to also obtain forms. Another way to register prints especially if you plan on using them on a website is to register at Digimark, but I believe they are pretty expensive. Good luck Alexis Burroughs
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