Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WE WUZ ROBBED!-Copyright law
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:22:55 -0500

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