copyright protections

Hi all

There was a thread on another list regarding the full blown copying of a 
website by another. Sad situation, and one I was pondering ... how would 
one go about to protect oneself, should another try to steal one's site or 
images?

I thought of digital watermarks, but for a non-profit use, would that cost 
outweigh the possible benefits?

I thought of subtly marking my graphics, but wonder how it would affect the 
look of the site?

I also wonder how one would find out about another's use of the site? I 
understand the digital watermark might help, but not having used it, don't 
understand how it is done. Would someone be able to explain that?

I know I have many images that people have used in their websites, usually 
with my permission.

But one of them only begrudgingly gave me credit as the photographer, 
because she highly modified my images to fit her site. I didn't even know 
about her modified images, until a mutual friend showed off to me what she 
had done with my photos. He thought they belonged to him, copyright-wise, 
because they are images of him, even tho it was my camera and my 
picture-taking that provided his image. How would I go about encouraging 
people to at least inform me of their activities, let alone make them 
realize that images I put up are my copyrighted images.

I place copyright info directly on the photo with the name of the 
photographer (sometimes I do work for others), but that doesn't seem to 
stop them. And usually they aren't being paid for their use of my images, 
but they are up on personal or non-profit websites.

Any suggestions for all or part of the above?

Thanks for your help.


Kimiko Drew
macruimmon(at)earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~macruimmon/

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