Copyright

[Edmond_Terakopian]

Greetings All,

I've written a piece on copyright on my blog:
photo this & that: So, What's This Copyright Thing Then?
I'd really appreciate if you could circulate this to anyone who will benefit. Its disgusting how our industry's going and we need to educate younger and less experienced photographers on this issue.

Many Thanks,

Edmond

[Martin_Doudoroff]

Nice post, Edmond.

I think everybody in this sphere should also be aware of Creative Commons, which is a serious attempt to dramatically lower the fear, uncertainty and doubt about copyrights for content creators, and do so properly and internationally. Even if you ultimately determine that the Creative Commons' licenses are not for you, you may find the information on their web site illuminating.

[Jerry Skrocki]

There is no international copyright law. The closest we have is a treaty called the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

For the United States, the US Copyright Office is still the best source of information.

U.S. Copyright Office

[JeffONeil]

This thread brings up an interesting question on copyright. anyone know what the procedure in Canada is?

Would the Creative Common be legal here?

Thanks!

Jeff

[Martin_Doudoroff]

Originally Posted by JeffONeil

This thread brings up an interesting question on copyright. anyone know what the procedure in Canada is?

Would the Creative Common be legal here?

Here is Creative Commons' page on Canadian jurisdiction.