On 3 May 2013 07:08, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote:
> * Don't bitch about how people should respect your copyright unless > *you* respect your copyright enough to *register* it with the > appropriate agency (in the U.S. it's www.copyright.gov) They keep it simple here (thankfully), if it's not your image then it's someone else's and you need to seek permission to use it, the onus of proof lies with the user. "Protection is automatic There is no system of registration for copyright protection in Australia. Copyright protection in Australia does not depend upon registration, publication, a copyright notice, or any other procedure –the protection is free and automatic. However, it is a good idea to use the copyright notice to identify the person claiming the rights. Copyright material is automatically protected from the moment it is written down or otherwise recorded (for example on a computer harddisk, USB or iPhone). The copyright notice The copyright notice is not required for protection in Australia and in most other countries, but it notifies people that the work is protected and lets them know who is claiming the rights. Copyright owners can put the notice on their work themselves: there is no formal procedure. The notice consists of the symbol ©, followed by the name of the copyright owner and the year the work was first made or published, for example: “© Tom Thumb 2012”." http://www.copyright.org.au/find-an-answer/browse-by-what-you-do/photographers/ -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
