Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]gents; my understanding, subject to review, is that after U.S. copyright laws changed in the early 70's, everything was copyrighted as soon as it was created. registering the copyright only improved your case in court if and when enforcement became an issue. is my memory failing ? did the lawyer i consulted lead me astray ? am i crazy ? answer the last question first ;-) cheers jerry haussler castro valley, ca. www.zephyrblau.com *************** The image needs to have been registered with the copyright office. [schnipped] tim > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:56:23 -0500, Kyle Cassidy > <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu> wrote: > > I've been living with 15 year old girls in kansas swiping my photos and > > entering them into contests for a long time -- it used to bug > me, but I've > > gotten over it. It's standing outside and waving your fists at > the rain. But someone showed me today that freakin' MATT DRUDGE, while not a > pinnacle of reporting integrity, has swiped my photo of FCC Chairman > Michael Powell. No > > credit, no phone call, no fat check in the mail: > > > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/2004/drudge.jpg > > (actual url) > > http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2002/08/31/20020831_055259.htm > > > > My photo: > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/paw/2002/9/mp.jpg > > > > Where's my Benjamin's baby? > > Does this mean I've hit the big time? > > Kc > > (sadly, this is when I'd expect a quiet email from Sal, right on target, > > saying all the right things -- happy snaps sal.)