Bob Croxford wrote: In strictly legal uses the � refers to material which has been registered with the US Copyright Office. Its use in the UK does not mean the same thing and is unneccessary. With world wide access to images on the web perhaps the best answer is probably to register copyright in the US.
++++++ This is probably of not much use to a commercial photographer with an ever increasing portfolio of images, but for a fine art photographer or digital artist The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) for a modest one-off fee of �20-30 will register a copy of all your work, and will act on your behalf if there is an infringement of copyright - if you bring it to their attention. Of each artwork you can either send them a tranny, a photo, or even a CD if you want to collate all your images together. DACS have sister organisations in 32 countries, including USA, Japan, Korea, and throughout Europe, copyright infringement that occurs abroad can be addressed by sister organisations in these countries. They make their living from the commission (25% I think) they earn on successfully acquiring copyright fees, and compensation for any damages, i.e. No Win, No Fee. They will do the chasing for you. I have never had to use their services (yet) but I would be interested to know if anyone on this list has had experience (or by hearsay) of using DACS for copyright infringement, and how efficient they were. DACS website address: http://www.dacs.org.uk Bernadette Feely Digital Artist/Retoucher http://www.bernadettefeely.com ****************************************************************************** This email has been virus checked by the Eclipse Internet MAILsafe service ****************************************************************************** www: http://www.eclipse.net.uk/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************************** =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
