Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:37 PM 3/12/01 -0500, you wrote: > > > > "Copyright protection subsists from the time the work is created in fixed > > form. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the > > property of the author who created the work. Only the author or those > > deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim > > copyright." From the copyright site. > >And what is the point of having a copyright from the moment of creation if >can not sue? You can sue. You just can't sue for punitive damages or recover the attorney's fees. You can sue for compensation for the use of the photo, including 3x the normal fee if the copyright notice is omitted. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com