from a photographer's point of view, I own the copyright when I take the photo. Then as George mentioned I add @Basden Photography to the back of my image or on the slide. However, to tighten it up even further I can send in an application to D.C. for a copyright. I plan to do this on a couple of shots. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: Mark and Peggy Perry <pegmar@mhtc.net> > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Copyright laws > Date: Wednesday, July 01, 1998 6:26 AM > > Hi George, > > Yes, I knew that this was one way of doing it, but I've also heard that this > is just a temp copyright and that you should still be sending your fee and > request in to the copyright office. At leaset, that is what I last heard > from the Coyright list at Rootsweb. Doesn't mean it's correct, but just > that this is what I read. > > Thanks, > Peggy > > At 11:48 PM 6/30/98 -0400, George G. Morgan wrote: > >Hi Ardis and Peggy! > > > >You do NOT need to "apply" for a copyright. Simply by adding the > >copyright sign, followed by the words, "Copyright 1998 [your name here] > >- ALl rights reserved" you have preserved your rights. Long past are > >the days of applying to the Patent Office for a copyright. > > > >George Morgan > > > >Mark and Peggy Perry wrote: > >> > >> At 10:42 AM 6/30/98 -0500, Ardis wrote: > >> >Does the copyright laws effect family history books? In other words, do > >> >I need to get permission to print information for my family history > >> >book? The books would be printed strictly for our family members and > >> >not for sale to the general public. Besides the birth, marriage, and > >> >death dates of family members, I'd like to include information and > >> >history of places our ancestors came from. > >> > > >> >Thanks for any help you can give me. > >> >Ardis > >> > > >> > > >> >==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > >> >Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See > >> more information at: > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com > >> > > >> Hi Ardis, > >> > >> My suggestion would be to apply for the true copyright. It's to protect you > >> from someone else using your work as their own - not the other way around. > >> You don't need "permission" to print any work that you yourself have > >> written. Be sure to include a copy of the printed book in your local > >> library and genealogical/Historical Societies as well! > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Peggy Perry > >> pegmar@mhtc.net > >> > >> Moderator for The Obituary Daily Times > >> the email newspaper of obituaries from around the world! > >> To subscribe: send a message to: GEN-OBIT-Request@rootsweb.com > >> with the message: subscribe > >> > >> Visit our searchable web page at: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary > >> > >> WI GenWeb coordinator for Iowa County - visit us at: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiiowa > >> > >> President - Iowa County Wisconsin Genealogical Society > >> http://www.friendsnfamily.net/wiiowagensoc/index.html > >> > >> Co-Owner of the GENMSC mailing list. > >> To subscribe: send a message to: GENMSC-L-request@rootsweb.com > >> with the message: subscribe > >> > >> ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > >> Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See > more information at: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > Thanks, > > Peggy Perry > pegmar@mhtc.net > > Moderator for The Obituary Daily Times > the email newspaper of obituaries from around the world! > To subscribe: send a message to: GEN-OBIT-Request@rootsweb.com > with the message: subscribe > > Visit our searchable web page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary > > WI GenWeb coordinator for Iowa County - visit us at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiiowa > > President - Iowa County Wisconsin Genealogical Society > http://www.friendsnfamily.net/wiiowagensoc/index.html > > Co-Owner of the GENMSC mailing list. > To subscribe: send a message to: GENMSC-L-request@rootsweb.com > with the message: subscribe > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net > > >