[filmscanners] Re: Web images copyright

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Hi Alex,

Israel has a very developed hi-tech industry, and I suspect it also has
a good deal of copyright legislation, as a result.  You should probably
contact your government and see what the legislation looks like.

The reason I suggest a visible watermark is that it does not cost you
anything (Digimarc is quite costly, as you suggest, and you can decide
how large it should be and how obvious.  You can create one in PS, which
can be subtle enough that it has little effect on the image but still
makes it obvious it is yours.

Art

Alex Z wrote:

> Thanks Art and Bernie.
> I checked the Digimarc option available through PS - doesnt' seem to be
> reasonable due to teh leasing issues that aren't exactly cheap.
> If I would be be considering commercial activity on my site I would
> certainly consider their offer.
> BTW, I'm not in US, I live in Israel and I suspect we here have yet had
> worked out any well outlined laws protecting art property such kind of
> electronic images.
>
> Alex
>
> --- Bernie Kubiak <bkubiak@attbi.com> wrote:
>
>>An addition to Art's note:  in the US if you've registered your
>>copyright it
>>is much easier to defend it and to get a settlement if the image is
>>stolen.
>>My understanding is the copyright office now allows you to register
>>groups
>>of images, which saves time and money.
>>
>


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