Re: [APML] How to copyright? Was: Payment for astrophotos

["Bert Katzung" <katzung1@attbi.com>]

Hi Jerry:
Yes, I think the little "c" has real-world value, and I sure don't intend to
leave it off. I've even considered  watermarking, but haven't checked it
out. Software costs quite a bit, I believe?
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@attbi.com
www.astronomy-images.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Lodriguss" <jml@astropix.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] How to copyright? Was: Payment for astrophotos


>
> Bert,
>
> Putting the copyright symbol on your images, especially on the web also
> serves two other functions.
>
> If someone does want to rip them off, they can remove the copyright, but
> when they resave them as a JPEG, they will lose quality.
>
> The other thing is that if you have the notice on the picture, and they
> remove it, it proves to the court that it was willful infringement and
> makes your case easier to prove.
>
> Jerry
>
> At 08:02 PM 11/1/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Dale:
> >I'm surprised that you would say that. I didn't say that the symbol
carried
> >legal weight. The point I was trying to make with my "short answer" is
that
> >putting the symbol on your work indicates that you are concerned about
your
> >property rights and puts the potential infringer on notice. I also
suggested
> >that the "long answer" was more complicated and I certainly agree that no
> >one but a commercial entity would bother to try to sue for infringement,
> >given the costs involved. My books (commercially published) have been
> >plagiarized by other authors/publishers and my publisher has sued or
> >threatened suit and has collected damages. That doesn't mean that I would
> >ever consider doing it personally for my own images. On the other hand,
the
> >multi-million dollar "nonprofit" shipping consortium that wanted to use
one
> >of my images for nothing would, I'm sure, have used it if I had not had a
> >copyright policy statement on the website. In spite of what you say, they
> >did ask permission to use it. When I said no, not without a fee, they
went
> >elsewhere.
> >Bert
> >




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