Copyright all that you have made will cost you nothing. Just put 'Your Name 2005 "(2006, etc.) to him, beside him, or where the public can read, and the act of copyright is made, it's free -. A gift from your government.
You have probably heard of registering the copyright costs $ 30. Yes, it is true, there is a fee of $ 30 dollars when formally recording the song, storytelling, photography, painting, or what ever choose. You fill in the form of written TXVA form of word or graphic, such as photographs. Send two copies of the "Work", plus your $ 30 U.S. dollars to the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, and your work will be incorporated in the archives and you'll be in a better position to collect damages for copyright infringement.
However, work still protected if it is simply a (c), plus your name or the name of the publication for your imprint on your newspaper or one of yourMiniatures on the web.
Many people confuse the registration of a trademark or patent an invention of copyright. The first two consist of long and tedious process and usually require a lawyer. Not so with the registration of a copyright.
If you do not have the benefit of copyright without the privilege of being aware of our copyright, begins to do so today. A (c) of everything you've produced, departments would be offenders. It carries the aura of a federal crime - such asLabel on a mattress, not to destroy under penalty of law. The (c) character also adds a professional touch to your photo.
* What does renting work?
If you are employed by a company and take a picture or write a story for the company as part of your duties as an employee, in general, which is a work for hire. The company owns or has created the image, not you. You probably have, somewhere along the way, as part of a "work for hire" agreement with your employer.(If you have, not the new law, you have full ownership of images, or writing, unless there is written agreement to the contrary).
If you are a publisher of a newspaper employee, and you expressly for freelancers or fees to a certain image for which you want to keep all the rights, and you have a signed agreement, then the self-employed "work for hire ".
However, if you as a publisher of a magazine, give a freelancer a mapping (in writing orPhotography) and your magazine will pay for the movie and expenses, writer or photographer does not necessarily work for hire, if you and he / she sign an agreement saying.
Most writers and photographers do not bother to sign such documents. If they do, require a rate much higher than their normal "one-time rights" to payment.
On the other hand, if "work for hire" to the Commission author or photographer, there is a financial benefit when you "rent" or a photoArticle on a single rights-based, to a significantly lower price if you buy the exclusive rights to this article or photo. If your newspaper or magazine has a medium or low budget, the photographer or author, he / she is free to market their work elsewhere, because you're buying is just one explanation. Why is your magazine is specialized, so you probably have no problem with cross-player conflict.
[§ 101 (1) (2)]
* How long has the authorCopyright on his / her writing or a picture?
The new copyright law, say, a work created "life from its beginning" (when the article is finished, or the picture is taken), and he / she owns the rights to it, until he / she lives, more than 75 years. That is, if the author registers the copyright. In some rare cases, an author can publish an article in a magazine to use public domain works, and if no copyright notice ((c) 2005 John Doe) was published alongside the article, and if the author does not hasthat someone could use the article (or photo or drawing, etc.) - solve the problem within five years, the product could become public. This would be rare.
Copyright former, not the way, may be only 56 years, a job created.
To register the copyright, the current share is $ 30. VA Form Ask for graphics and shapes for works such as writing non-artistic TX. The address is: Register of Copyright, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559. TheirPhone: (202) 707-3000. (Information Specialists will answer your questions at any time of day). Again, it is not absolutely necessary for the creation of the registry (for a fee) your plants. This makes the appeal in the event of an accident, much stronger in terms of net monetary reward. But to tell you only one (c) on your photos or writing is usually enough to make the world that the job is yours. , That (c) costs you nothing. § 302 (a);405 (1) (2) (3)]
* Can a photographer's site (c) a reference to his / her slides and photos are protected and, in court, even if he / she has no image registered with the Copyright Office?
If an image is recorded (with the Copyright Office), does not mean that it is not protected by copyright. With this analogy: Your car - the title proper (copyright) to them, even if you choose not to register. Once they do (post your picture), it is more prone to accidents(Injuries). If you go to court, it would be much easier for your lawyer to represent you (and win in your case) if your car (photo) with the Department of Motor Vehicles (Copyright Office) was recorded. [§ 401 (a) (c), 405 (a) (2) (3), 407 (a) (2), 408 (a)]
* What happens if you want a publisher or an editor, a photographer to reprint the image a second time, as a remake of the original publication, or if you want the photographer to use the images for your advertisingUse or disclosure to his / her image for the second time in an anthology? You, the editor or director must have the right?
A publisher has the privilege of using an image a second time without consulting or additional compensation to the photographer when the image is used as a revision of the original book or magazine. For other uses, such as advertising or editorial use, other, than the original usage, an additional fee for the photographer (or author) in order.[§ 201 (c)]
Note: This is a common practice in the world of a photographer to pay 75% of the original charge for inclusion if the photo a second time is used differently for a purpose which was originally used in photography.
* What is the prescription for the violation?
If you discover a violation within three years, you have no legal recourse for damages. [§ 507 (a) (b)]
* They are used for image advertising and copyrightPublication in a copyrighted publication?
No, the publisher can only copyright the material on which he has editorial control and authority to ask. Therefore, if a photographer uses the image for publicity purposes, should be published with the copyright notice is visible. But this is a job for the address of the advertiser, not the publisher or editor. [§ 404 (a)]
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References:
Public Law 94-553 (90 Stat 2541) Title 17 USC copyrights, signed in OctoberL9, l976, by President Gerald Ford, entered into force on 1 in January 1978, replaces the Copyright Act of 1909.
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