Re: [APML] Payment for astrophotos

["Leslie/Joe Schaefer" <schaefer@htva.net>]

Hi Jim,
 I'm not saying my work is worthy of publishing but how does one copyright
there work?
Does adding a copyright statement on our WebPages protect our images? and it
so can I "copy" & modify your
copyright statement? <g>
Joe Schaefer
www.starfillednights.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Janusz" <jjanusz@dc.rr.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Payment for astrophotos


> We all need to refuse free commercial use.  Anyone wishing to profit from
> publication should be ready to pay for images.
>
> I added this statement to my web page and the moochers disappeared.
>
> http://www.astroimager.net/Copyright.html
>
> I think I modeled (copied (G) ) this from another APML member.
>
> If we all close ranks the free stuff will disappear.  Of course that
doesn't
> stop them from stealing.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:32 AM
> Subject: [APML] Payment for astrophotos
>
>
> > This topic has been discussed here before but I just thought I'd share
> some
> > recent experiences.
> > Two different people have emailed me over the past two months wanting to
> use
> > some of my images in a text book and regular book.  One being on the
> cover.
> > I emailed both of these people back with a price and never heard from
them
> > again.  Both were very interested and indicated they really wanted to
use
> > the image, specified in their original email, but once I gave them a
> price,
> > which was in the hundreds of dollars range, they vanished.  Not even a
> > "that's too much, can you accept this" reply.  Nothing.  I based my
price
> on
> > the following licensing calculator:
> > http://photographersindex.com/price-ed-calc.htm  I even came in on the
low
> > side.
> >
> > I refuse to give my images away for free.  My guess is that's what they
> were
> > expecting......  Too much time and effort goes into them.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > ==================
> > Chris Cook
> > Astronomical Photography
> > www.abmedia.com/astro
> >
> >
> >
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