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#1. "RE: Copyright info" | In response to Reply # 0
bobj Charter MemberThu 24-Apr-03 11:28 PMIn Photoshop, you just type in in a new type layer. Other programs are probably similar, but different to varying degrees.
Bob Johnson
Earthbound Light
Nature Photography from the Pacific Northwest and beyond
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#2. "RE: Copyright info" | In response to Reply # 0
Ed,
This is a common request for image posters. But, realistically, it makes little difference if you put a copyright notice on your images online. Here's why:
1. As a Photoshop user, I could remove your copyright without much difficulty. Of course, you could put it all over the image or across the front in large letters, but then no one would want to view your image.
2. Images displayed online are so low in resolution that they cannot be printed in any useful size, so someone doing a print job would have no interest in your image. Plus, legitimate photo houses (stock sellers) will not steal your image. They are too concerned with not being sued by you. That leaves photo buyers, who probably wouldn't consider it because they have a large source of legitimate images available, unless your image is sooooo incredible that they would slobber over it. In that case, it would be very easy to identify by you and others, so a lawsuit would be inevitable.
3. Now we arrive at the real suspects for taking photographs without permission. People running small websites. Mom and pop shops that have no photo budget, nor the skill to create an online photo. They will happily get your image and put it on their website. It happens often and with great vigor. Does this bother you? If so, do a google search on the name of your online images, and you may be surprised to find who is stealing it.
If you are like me, it could be that you want to put a copyright notice on your displayable images so that others will know you took the image. That is fully understandable since photographers are an outgoing type that want others to see their images, and know they did them.
I actually don't mind if a small website user takes one of my pictures. It is flattering to me that this image fits their needs. I am glad to be able to help them. On the other hand, I will NOT post an image that I have for sale, on a website, unless it is a small unusable thumbnail image.
But, in answer to your question. About ANY graphic design program allows you to drop text on your image. Look for a big on your program's toolbar. That allows you to type anything you'd like right on the picture.T
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#3. "RE: Copyright info" | In response to Reply # 2
bobj Charter MemberFri 25-Apr-03 12:00 PMA couple of additional points:
Images are copyrighted the moment you take them, whether or not you affix a notice to them. If people do remove the copyright text though, this does give you at least some degree of evidence that they violated the copyright willfully.
Personally, by the way, I would prefer that people ask before just taking something. The copyright is owned by the photographer and all rights are retained by the photographer unless specifically granted. If someone asks, the right can and often is granted for free. If people just take, that is not only illegal, it is downright rude.
Bob Johnson
Earthbound Light
Nature Photography from the Pacific Northwest and beyond
http://www.earthboundlight.com
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#4. "What is a digimarc?" | In response to Reply # 2
pmirror Registered since 24th Nov 2002Fri 25-Apr-03 01:23 PMTalking about copyright, I remember often seeing 'digimarc' in the filter column. What is digimarc is all about?
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#6. "RE: What is a digimarc?" | In response to Reply # 4
bobj Charter MemberFri 25-Apr-03 05:14 PMDigimarc is one more interesting way to help protect your online assets. As with every other way, it isn't perfect, but it can help. After registering with Digimarc, you get a unique Digimarc ID that you tell the plugin about and it then embeds it in your image in such a way that it is *almost* imperceptible. It does increase file size slightly though.
The companion plug-in (as well as other applications) can then read the embedded ID to determine if it is marked. They also offer a Marc-Spider service that scours the internet and reports on images with embedded Digimarc ID's. Subscribers can then go to Digimarc's site to get reports on where their images have shown up.
The technique by which the marking is embedded is fairly advanced. The marking will persist with "moderate" editing done to the image including rotation, cropping, etc. Sufficient editing including blurring can remove it, but then the image itself will be of less use to anyone wanting to steal it.
Bob Johnson
Earthbound Light
Nature Photography from the Pacific Northwest and beyond
http://www.earthboundlight.com
Bob Johnson - Earthbound Light
Nature Photography from the Pacific Northwest and beyond
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#5. "RE: Copyright info" | In response to Reply # 2
That is a good point. I guess I really just wanted people to know who created the picture. I think I would actually be flattered if someone asked to put my photo on their website or something along those lines.
Thanks,
Ed
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#7. "RE: Copyright info" | In response to Reply # 5
lordnikon Registered since 17th Feb 2002Sat 26-Apr-03 12:34 PMI add copywrite for three reasons:
A: So you know who took it.
B: So I rememberwhen I took the shot!
C: To discourage people from wanting to bother with it.
Most people who steal for their privatesite often have little to no techical expericne whatsoever so they rather not bother with stealing an image. Bt if someonewants it bad enough, they can get rid of the Cw info. I've actually had my stuff turn up on other peoples' sites before, and knew it was mine too when one of the shots had my reflection in it! So it's more of a deterant that anything else.
Aaron J. Heiner
Team Coast Guard Photographer
US Department of Homeland Security
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#8. "RE: Copyright info" | In response to Reply # 0
I'm not too worried about low res pics. If I happen
to run into a problem, I just cite whoever "borrowed"
my pic, perhaps more aggresively if they edit out
my standard © issue.
I do use digimark nearly always on higher res pics
that go through the internet.
My daughter, has been working with me for a few years
now on a "Safety save" application, which, under the correct
circumstances will overwite the pic, with a nasty message
basically saying " Stolen image - removed" in a random
fashion. Right now, the code + pic are essentially the
size of an uncompressed Tif file.
We are about to release this to certain trusted folks
to see if other expertise can trim & clean it up.
Wish us luck!
In the Hills by the Finger Lakes...
" A velvet hand, a hawk's eye -
these we should all have." - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Thanks,
Ed