Copyright Question

[Jan Philips]

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 23:30:22 GMT, "Reefpup" <reefpup@adelphia.net>
wrote:

>How long does one hold the copyright to a photo?

This should answer about US copyright law:

[url]http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html[/url]

[Reefpup]

Great! That answers it.
Thanks.

"Reefpup" <reefpup@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:ionOa.28841$Jw6.11453646@news1.news.adelphia. net...

> How long does one hold the copyright to a photo?
>
> The reason that I ask is that at a Kodak kiosk, I was reading where they
> won't make copies of copyrighted photos (makes sense to me). But they will
> make copies if the photo is more than 75 years old. I am not sure how one
> could tell, but I was just curious as to why the 75 year cut-off.
>
> Does ones copyright end after 75 years?
>
> Thanks,
> Stephen
>
>

[Rick Deckard]

"Ric Trexell" <rtrexell@vbe.com> gave Roy Batty a mean glare and said:

>Stephen: In the US I think it does. Congress changed the law a few years
>ago. There is also something about some years after the copyright owners
>death. Best to go to the government web site and download the info or have
>them send it to you. Most countrys honor the US copyright but Taiwan was
>noted for not honoring it years ago. Ric in Wisconsin.

Disney's legal department manages to get the copyright laws changed every
time Mickey Mouse is about to enter the public domain. It sounds silly but
it's true. Here's a more accurate rundown:

[url]http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm[/url]


Also see [url]http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/[/url]


Copyright law mainly benefits corporations with their own legal
departments. The "little guy" independent photographer can be quite shocked
when someone rips him or her off. If you haven't registered your work with
the US Copyright Office, you're basically powerless. I learned this the
hard way.




"You're watching a stage play. A banquet is in progess.
The guests are enjoying an appetizer of raw oysters.
The entree consists of boiled dog."

[Marion Sherman Howard]

I've designed what I think is a striking, memorable logo for my new
little business and would like to protect it. (i.e. Copyright it.)
What do you do to protect your intellectual property?

I've got copyright 2003 on my web page but beyond that.....what?

Thanks!

Marion Howard