Digital BW, The Print

I'm not a lawyer, but this is how I see it. If some company, be it 
Hallmark, or Joe's postcards, finds a picture somewhere (your web 
site for example), and they
check the US Copyright office database, and don't see it listed, they 
can go ahead and publish it without paying you, the creator, any 
royalties. They no longer will have the burden of responsibility to 
make certain the photograph is not owned. Every picture ever created 
by anyone, whether amateur or professional will have to be registered 
at the US copyright office to be safe. Currently, all images are 
AUTOMATICALLY copyrighted from the date of creation for life of the 
artist, plus 70 years. Registration is optional and generally used 
for easier enforcement.

~Steve






>I was looking for more of a non-lawyer version, something simple.
>
>Mark
>http://www.stillrivereditions.com
>
>On May 7, 2008, at 10:58 AM, David Emerick wrote:
>
>>  http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/bills/?
>>  billid=11320236
>>
>>  Or
>>
>>  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb911944.htm
>>
>>  Cheers
>>
>  > david emerick
>