Copyright

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

So quite a few members are doing the 365 project and uploading some STUNNING pics to websites that really anyone could take if they wanted to.

So if we add a watermark it makes people think twice right but what do you put?

(c) - do you have to have some legal right to use the (c) symbol or can you use it as you wish?

So could i have (c) Zarava Photography IYKWIM?

[~clover~]

Good question. If you look closely at my sunset one it has a copyright thing at the bottom. But I only have that on my panorama thingy...
I put my full name on it, but wouldn't mind something more creative

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I'm just wondering though if we DO use it and someone manages to take the pic and still pretend it's theirs is there anything we can do?
I mean really they can use a fake profile on another site using a similar user name and what proof would they have the image is not theirs IYKWIM?

Hmm it's a lot to think about... honestly if someone thinks my stuff is good enough to steal then YAY for me not like i'm making money off them but would be nice to know my images are 'SAFE'

[HotI]

http://www.copyright.org.au/admin/cm...dbfe7b2fba.pdf

learnt lots of stuff i never knew about copyright

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Your a legend hun.. thanks for that.. hmm now i can add (C) (insert name, date) to some of my pics, oh professional..

[HotI]

(c) ZF- chicken whisperer, 2011

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

(c) ZF- chicken whisperer, 2011

If you ever did it yours could be (C) - Gagging Firefighter

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I always wondered this about all my original writing that i shared on line! Y'know, on forums five years ago (or more) that i no longer access in anyway....
What if someone just takes it?! Scary to think how easy theft of ones work is over the internet

[danniellabella]

When putting photos onto my Facebook fan page, I always put a large watermark through the middle of the image. I make it semi-transparent so it's enough that it can be seen, but also not obstruct the photo too much.

I use my business name (which is my name and the word Photography), but just using your own name or something like that would be fine...just anything that covers the image without obstructing it would be my tip - so that it can't be cropped off if someone steels the image.