On 2/5/13, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://photothisandthat.co.uk/2013/04/29/is-the-uk-government-trying-to- kill-of-photographers/
It doesn't surprise me in the least. The problem with 'uploading photographs to the internet' (!) is that for the most part, this is mostly ambiguous at best. Any professional photographer worth his/her payslip would never upload images without watermarks or embedded copyright info to metadata-stripping sites such as Facebook. Images that sell, do so through bona fide agencies where care is taken through usual professional practice. I naturally assume that anything I upload to Twitter and FB will generally be available to the internet scrum and I don't care. These are not pictures that contribute financially to my existence. I don't make a living through my pictures - but I do make a living through my video. Hence, anything of a professional nature gets uploaded to my Vimeo Pro account, where proper copyright information is clearly visible. I don't shoot stuff 'on spec' and post it on the off chance, anyway. All my work is commissioned and received by clients who then do with it what they wish. They commissioned me and so the copyright belongs to them. Showreel footage and anything else belongs to me. If I put footage up on Youtube for cheeky advertising purposes (say, as a trailer to highlight work that I might be selling as a DVD for example) it will have a graphic banner embedded across the bottom. Effectively a watermark. Most people who upload stills to Twitter and FB don't understand the ramifications of using the services regarding what can happen to their images. The new act in the UK is basically saying 'look, photogs, get your house in order and get your shit together or don't be surprised!' Paid snappers won't bat an eyelid at this. In a way, it's common sense! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Producion ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
