The Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulations governing the deposit requirements for applications for automated databases that consist predominantly of photographs. The proposed amendments would require that, in addition to providing the identifying material traditionally required for registration of automated databases, deposits for photographic databases shall include the image of each photograph in [...]
Good news! The Copyright Office is adopting interim regulations governing the electronic submission of (1) applications for registration of automated databases that predominantly consist of photographs and (2) applications for group registration of published photographs. This interim rule establishes a testing period and pilot program during which the Copyright Office will assess the desirability and [...]
Photographers often use the DMCA Takedown Notice procedure to battle copyright infringement on the Internet. My article explains how to prepare the letter. The Notice is a powerful tool especially when it may be difficult to recover damages from the infringer. But the infringer also has heavy arsenal. Specifically, the same provision of copyright law [...]
Q. Since I’ve been negligent in registering my copyrights, I would like to catch up. It would be nearly impossible to determine which images have been published vs. unpublished. How can I protect everything? If I identify the entire collection as unpublished, does this affect or negate protection for the images that have been published? A. [...]
Q. If I register an image as unpublished now, do I need to re-register it after I publish it? A. Nope! In fact, you should register a copyright only once. Registering unpublished photographs is the easiest and cheapest way to register your copyrights. You can apply to register a single unpublished photograph or an unpublished collection [...]