On 2010-11-19 14:05 , CheekyGeek wrote:
While it may be counter-intuitive, Copyright-smart Photographers' feeling aren't hurt when people steal their work because they are going to nail a good percentage of them. A good enough percentage that they don't have to catch them all.
okay, please describe the actual practice of collecting from small infringers, those with likely little or no cash reserves ...
to my understanding the only quick action one can take is a DMCA take-down notice, but i hate to do that because i hate the DMCA in general; i have notified a small blog that twice used a photograph of my father's; they placed his name on next to it, but no copyright notice, and didn't request permission (contact info was available where the took it from); i asked them to note the copyright and link to his website, but they didn't and never acknowledged my message; how would you propose my father's estate collect from this website?
(oh and by the way the images were made in the 1960s; i understand they have valid copyright, but there was no registration within 5 years of creation, so i'm doubtful registration now would be a help, even if a court case had any hope of meaningful success)
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