Re: [APML] copyright protection

["Kevin Wigell" <kwemail@twcny.rr.com>]

I fully understand the need for copyright protection, especially for images posted on the Internet. I guess my question wasn't phrased clearly enough. It's more of a philosophical question. I'm wondering why Matt felt the need to place a copyright notice in his images so obtrusively and which (in my opinion) detracts from the beauty of the image. Is there not a more subtle way of embedding a copyright notice, without losing its effectiveness?

Kevin Wigell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt BenDaniel" <matt@starmatt.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 23:48
Subject: [APML] copyright protection


> At 23:28 06/07/2003 -0400, Kevin Wigell wrote:
> >Matt, I love your hummingbird shots - they are beautiful and just what I would expect from you.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> >I don't care for your copyright symbol and your name right through the center of the photo. I find it very distracting. Out of curiosity, why did you do that?
> 
> Hmm. I guess this could potentially kickoff another round of discussion regarding protection against copyright infringement. I would certainly be interested in what others have to say on this. The way I see it, the internet is something like the "wild west".  
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