Actually, Markus, it was me (Tanja - fairygirl) who wrote that. And yes, in Australia, the photographer has automatic copyright over their work, whether it is stamped "copyright Tanya Mayer Photography 2004" or not. You do not need to "register" the copyright as yours.
If you are contracted to do a job eg a wedding, copyright ownership will automatically go to the person who has paid for the job. ie the bride and groom, UNLESS it is otherwise stipulated in an agreed contract. Of course, I have this stipulation in my contract, so the copyright for all images that I shoot are owned by me. See here for further info about Copyright in Australia: http://www.copyright.com.au/info%20sheets/CR12_ownership-infringement.pdf tan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 12:32 PM Subject: Copyright on photos? > Hi tom > I don't want to open Pandora's box of worms, but is there really an > automatically given copyright on photos in your country? > In Switzerland, a photo is not automatically protected, there was a case > lately described in the main newspapers when a company had used a photo of > Bob Marley from a live concert made from a professional photographer to > produce Posters without his permission and without paying him. He wanted > 75'000 Swiss francs (about 50'000 Euro)for the rights. > He won only because the judges regarded the photo as exceptional well taken > example and therefore as some kind of art. > The copyright situation seems unclear here. If a photo is published in a > book, it is protected. I you just give > it to someone, I do not know.... > > > greetings > Markus > > > > > >>Subject: Re: Mat sizes US (Texas) > >> > >>Tom (Graywolf) wrote: > >>. > >>Great to see that one hour labs are taking notice of copyright stamps on > the > >>back of photos these days. > > > >
