Hello,
I'm sure many of you may have seen the (the now somewhat viral) video
done by fstoppers on Noam Galai's story where one or more of his images
he posted online were ripped off and used for financial gain, and
without his permission.
http://vimeo.com/20718237
A bit of a dichotomy - as artists we want the exposure, but not to the
point where other people are claiming the image as their's, etc., left
right and centre.
It does make me wonder though, as this appears to be a mostly US based
list, how many people here bother to register their work? Do you know
that you don't get "full" protection in the US unless you register your
work with the Library of Congress?
I did research into this some time ago for an article I never finished
(well, I did, but it was too long and involved for the site I was
writing for). If I recall (and my memory is a little rusty), in the US
you have up 90 days to register works of art. If you do not do this and
you discover someone has used your work of art without your permission
after the 90 days, you cannot sue for anything more than loss of
earnings. For example, if the defendant has sold the image(s) for $500,
then that is all you can sue for. If you have registered, you can sue
for other damages. I can't remember if you can still sue for legal costs
or not if you have not registered.
Like I said, my memory on the US specific side of it is rusty as I am in
the UK, but if you do not register your work, it may be worth looking
into.
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