can someone size this picture for me?

[bizkid]

can someone size this picture for me, the maximum size they will allow please.

 

[PhotoDave219]

here ya go....

Out of curiosity is that your photo. I just ask because of the copyright stamp. Do you have permission to repost/reuse?

 

[ACE]

Here's one without a copyright stamp.

PhotoDave219, I have a question for you since I assume you are a photographer. How can someone copyright a photo of something that is owned by Disney. It seems to me that it would be illegal for someone to make a profit off of it unless Disney gave them permission to use it. How does that work, I mean photographers take pics of movie stars and make a profit without the stars permission. Just curious.

Also, anyone can put a copyright symbol on anything now days but is it really copyrighted? I know that the written work is automatically copyrighted when you write it, but is it the same for photographs?

:wave: ACE

 

[Lovecraft]

It is the same for photographs and works of art in the US (and many other countries).

A copyright is automatic, you can, of course, register the creative work with the copyright office which affords more protection, but it is only necessary to establish some form of proof that the work is your own. The copyright symbol is used to let people know that the item is copyrighted by a certain person-- and yes anyone can use the copyright symbol and place it on any work of his or her own creation, it is not necessary to "register" the work to display the symbol.

 

[ACE]

Originally posted by Lovecraft
It is the same for photographs and works of art in the US (and many other countries).

A copyright is automatic, you can, of course, register the creative work with the copyright office which affords more protection, but it is only necessary to establish some form of proof that the work is your own. The copyright symbol is used to let people know that the item is copyrighted by a certain person-- and yes anyone can use the copyright symbol and place it on any work of his or her own creation, it is not necessary to "register" the work to display the symbol.

I understand the "works of art" but to take a picture of someone else's property or creation and then copyright that photo without any compensation to the real owner is fraud if you ask me.

Let's say you created an oil painting and someone took a picture of it. Then that person made posters and started selling them. That would be wrong. So if a person took a photo of "anything" at Disney, how could they claim a copyright to it.

I'm not disagreeing with your answer, I just think it is wrong to claim a copyright on something that isn't yours.

:wave: ACE

 

[PhotoDave219]

Ace, you still have the rights to any image you take with you camera. Generally that means that nobody else can do anything with the image w/out yr permission. Yes, its the same as when you write. Yes, you can make money taking pictures of movie stars, but thats not my gig. They are considered public figures, or something like that. I have the details in a textboox somewhere...

Now when dealing with subjects that are trademarks, service marks or copyrights within their own right - thats a grey area that i'm working towards finding out who much rights you have when it comes to selling those.

Long story short - any image you take is copyrighted, even those of Disney. Now can you actually sell them? I'm finidng out. I believe in this instance Disney would want a cut or put a stop to it.

 

[ACE]

Originally posted by PhotoDave219
Ace, you still have the rights to any image you take with you camera. Generally that means that nobody else can do anything with the image w/out yr permission. Yes, its the same as when you write. Yes, you can make money taking pictures of movie stars, but thats not my gig. They are considered public figures, or something like that. I have the details in a textboox somewhere...

Now when dealing with subjects that are trademarks, service marks or copyrights within their own right - thats a grey area that i'm working towards finding out who much rights you have when it comes to selling those.

Long story short - any image you take is copyrighted, even those of Disney. Now can you actually sell them? I'm finidng out. I believe in this instance Disney would want a cut or put a stop to it.

Thanks for the reply. Like I said in my other post, I not disagreeing, I just curious how it all works. Also, with all the photos available on the internet, how would someone be able to say the image is theirs vice someone else's. Especially with programs like photoshop, where you can change things so easily.

:wave: ACE

 

[PhotoDave219]

Originally posted by ACE
Thanks for the reply. Like I said in my other post, I not disagreeing, I just curious how it all works. Also, with all the photos available on the internet, how would someone be able to say the image is theirs vice someone else's. Especially with programs like photoshop, where you can change things so easily.

:wave: ACE

Strange enough, you can usually tell whats yours and whats not. Oddly i recogunize almost everything i've taken. It is very easy to rip off things on the net, i have been ripped off and i havent liked it. Which is why i'm beginning to do photo galleries in flash.

After a while you can tell whats beenaltered in photoshop. 75% of the people dont do a good enough job to fool a trained eye. I'm not that good in photoshop, but i usually dont alter photos. For what i do, its unethical.

No worries....