copyright photos?

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  1. jdaviswrites profile image73
    jdaviswritesposted 15 years ago

    how do i have a copyright on my own photos? i am continually posting my own photographs online, and i'm not sure i want them accessible to everyone in the world for whatever purpose...thanks in advance for any insight...

    1. SunSeven profile image62
      SunSevenposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      You don't. It's already copyrighted!

      Learn more here http://www.wikihow.com/Copyright-Photographs

      Best Regards smile

      1. Marisa Wright profile image87
        Marisa Wrightposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        SunSeven is right - unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there who would rather believe internet myths than facts. 

        A big internet myth is that once you've posted a photo online, it's fair game.  It's not true but lots of people choose to believe what suits them.  So I recommend doing something about protecting your copyright. 

        Registering it is fine, but it's only useful if you catch someone stealing the photo - and the reality is, you'll probably never know.

        The best way is to put a copyright notice, your website name or your name on the bottom of the photo - here's an example:

        http://www.flickr.com/photos/skino/3278838354/

        At least then if people steal it, everyone knows it's yours.  Some people may crop it off, but it's better than nothing!

    2. Austinstar profile image86
      Austinstarposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      You can also watermark your photos with a good photo editing program like Paint Shop Pro or PhotoShop.
      If you are posting to your own web site, there is a bit of java script you can insert that prevents the right click copy function.

  2. Super Chef profile image62
    Super Chefposted 15 years ago

    Any photo you take, you automatically hold the intellectual copyrights to if you where to find your photographs being used by other people then you are within your rights to get them for breach of copyright.

  3. Rochelle Frank profile image99
    Rochelle Frankposted 15 years ago

    They are accessible to anyone in the world if you post them.

    Copyright, though automatic, makes it illegal for people to use them for their own purpose, but it doesn't prevent people from breaking the law.

  4. habee profile image81
    habeeposted 15 years ago

    Rochelle, like the new pic!

    1. Rochelle Frank profile image99
      Rochelle Frankposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Habee-- I'm thinkingg of changing into an owl-- might be scaring people away with my real face up so close.

      (Picture copyrighted, of course.)

  5. mike1242 profile image59
    mike1242posted 15 years ago

    hi
    I post a lot of images to different sources on the web, ive had some placed on webs ect where my permission was not given.

    I usually send a polite email to get it removed as me being the photographer copyright is solely mine unless i give permission.

    Usually the image is removed.

    You can contact the web server who hosts the site if a image is being used without proper permission.

 
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