"All photos on this Blog Site are Trademark Registered and protected. Any use of these photos without written permission from its owner would be considered a Federal Offense. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the copywriter protection laws."
This is now posted at the top of my home page.
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How does that work for stuff that was already taken and used? Not altered mind you, just used.
ReplyDeleteThat Website has been shut down.
ReplyDeleteso only photos posted on this website?
ReplyDeletedude, you may wanna stop taking pictures of peoples faces (like the guy that was arrested). Unless you get a released signed from him, he could civily sue you.
ReplyDeleteI believe Iyeska's comment also addresses well the difference of "®" (registered) and TM (approved TradeMark).
ReplyDeleteAlso notice, there is a difference in "copywriter" and "copyrights". The laws have different purposes as well as their functionality.
To protect art or photographs under copyrights you only need to place your name along with a "©" symbol, and the year wherever your artwork or photo is being displayed.
example: Photos by Joe Albero © 2007
That should be all you need to do for good legal grounding. So unless you actually register each photo as a trademark, you may want to reword that.