Walt wrote: >On 5/2/2013 4:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Walt wrote: >> >>> I mean, how the hell does one register a copyright on all their images >>> in an era when people take hundreds at a time? >> Surely that's not a serious question? The answer is that you put them >> all in a zip file and upload them all at once. I do several thousand >> per registration. It's simple, easy and costs 35 bucks. >> >Ah! I was under the impression that you couldn't submit them that way. >For some reason, I thought you had to mail in hard copies and/or contact >sheets of the photos. > >I may actually start registering now!
Batch process them down to 400 x 600 pixels. You can turn up the compression pretty high, too. The photos just need to be good enough that a judge could look and identify the image. The ASMP has an excellent web site (free, even to non-members) called DP Bestflow that covers copyright registration (and much more). See http://asmp.org/tutorials/online-registration-eco.html#starting for instructions on using the government registration page it's clunky at first but it doesn't take long to get the drill down. I have a page at http://www.robertstech.com/school/bookpub/copyright1.htm which is still a "work in progress" but which might be helpful. The Copyright Office is reportedly working with software makers trying to make it possible to upload images for copyright directly from Lightroom or Aperture. I don't know the status of this project at this time. They'd also like to create a program for photographers by which they can register images for a flat rate on a yearly basis. Unfortunately, that's not just a technical issue but a legislative one - it would require changes to the U.S. copyright laws. Don't expect that any time soon. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
