Registering unpublished images - I realize that th...

2009-11-12T20:22:07.976Z

Registering unpublished images - I realize that this option is on a case by case by photographer basis - is absolutely the easiest thing to do, regardless of the online Copyright office confusing interface. I regularly register 1000s of images at a time and only for $35. I recognize that this creates limitations on using photos - if you want to publish one on your blog immediately, you can't without putting the image into the "published" category - but even then, you can group publish those images as long as it's within 90 days for full protection. We all have locks on our cars and houses. Why wouldn't you want to protect your intellectual property?

This reminds me of the "star registry." They say ...

2009-11-09T21:43:53.548Z

This reminds me of the "star registry."

They say things like "name a star after someone," as if sending them money does anything at all to get a star named.

What they do is pubish your 'pretend star name' in a book.

I wonder if this is the same group.

Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: Dim-witted Ideas from The Copyright Registry

Registering unpublished images - I realize that th...

This reminds me of the "star registry." They say ...