[Leica] What do you do when a "repuitable" news outlet swipes your photos ?

[timatherton at theedge.ca (Tim Atherton)]

The image needs to have been registered with the copyright office.

if it's within 90 days of when you first published it you can do so
retroactively (probably not the case?)

if neither of these, you are somewhat screwed (you could otherwise probably
have sued big time for infringement)

unless either of the above is the case - learn from it and get into the
habit of registering EVERYTHING you "publish" (online or offline) if you
want to be able to make full benefit of copyright registration.

And register everything already published NOW - it will be registered from
that point on, but not retroactively.

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+tim=kairosphoto.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+tim=kairosphoto.com@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
> Adam Bridge
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:17 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] What do you do when a "repuitable" news outlet
> swipes your photos ?
>
>
> Nail this SOB. I recommend a bill for $25k at least.
>
>
> 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.)
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