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Photo copyrights are simple and may save you a fight
Published by: Star-Ledger       05-15-2006        Read Complete Article
Article Summary

Question: "I want to copyright a photo I took at an event and sent to some friends by e-mail. One friend has taken this photo without my permission and is making 1,000 copies for distribution at a gather ing. He did not ask for my permission, and I had no knowledge of this action until yesterday. Please advise me about copyright laws and if I can get this photo copyrighted before it is distributed."

Reply: "Lawyers like to pick bones, and the first thing you'll be told is that you already own the copyright to original work as soon as it is completed. Registering a copyright with the U.S. government affirms that you are the creator, and the registration could be used in a lawsuit to get your friend to stop passing it around or to pay a fee.

The basics are that you need to fill out a Form VA (Visual Arts) for the United States Copyright Office and send it, along with a $30 filing fee, to Washington. The form is available as an Adobe Acrobat file at www.copyright.gov/ forms/formvai.pdf, and there are complete instructions for what information to furnish. Also in the envelope must be a copy of the photograph." ....Read Complete Article




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