Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You can easily protect digital images through the use of a digital watermark. There are several companies that offer a service whereby they will troll the internet for your digital watermark to ensure that your images are not being used illegally. Further, printing reproduction of an image with the watermark will result in the watermark showing. Check out the DigiMark plug-in in Photoshop for an example of the technology. That said, the copyright of an image belongs to the creator of the image unless the rights are otherwise assigned (work for hire, transfer of the copyright, etc.) and if you discover your work being used without permission you have a cause of action in federal court. THAT said, images scanned for monitor display (72 dpi) are pretty much useless for any other kind of display, and thus the practical worry is minimal. - --Frank Conley, Esq. - --- MGMcGough@aol.com wrote: > Hasn't the LUG consensus on this subject alway > been that the simple > limitations of resolution precludes the stealing > of any posted web photo > for any commercial usage? However I don't > think that this would apply > to a high resolution photo that is sent by email > from one computer to > another. Wasn't there a LUG member that was > accused of borrowing* > "Playboy" copyrighted material some years ago? > What was the out- > come of the litigation??? > > I just posted a low resolution scan from my > last African trip to Hans > Pahlens new website - and whereas it appears > satisfactory on any > 150 dbi monitor, it will probably print awful. > I am quite new to this > scanning & web posting, so forgive my ignorance > --- but I am sure > that there are many experts on the LUG that can > clarify this for us. > > Curious Mary Grace > > No archive > > digphoto@nashville.net writes: > > > snipped > > >About web publishing, I think it is almost > impossible to protect pictures > > >published on whatever site. However, most people > you meet on the web are > > >quite decent, and ask for permission before > using pictures. But, how on > > >earth can you make sure that a given picture is > not used in a publication > > >somewhere on the other side of the globe? > > > > You cannot protect them. > > There is not enough resolution to use them for > printed work. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com