My new online portfolio in a much more professional manner:

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Copyright info:

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I don't know for other art, but for photos the following applies (according to my photo teacher and that webpage):

If you take a photo, it is copyrighted (C)you.
If somebody steals or plagerizes, you can fight them. You will probably win. However, you have to pay lots of $$ for legal fees, and the person you are sueing can only be charged to pay a fine of a certain set amount.

If you take a photo, you can copyright it officially this way: IF ITS BEEN PUBLISHED: Send it (digitally) and 45$ to the library of congress (see above website). There is some paperwork, and you ultimately have to also send a full copy of the publication to them also.
If its never been published: you can put as many photos as you can fit on a CD or DVD (as small as you want - as long as they are still identifiable) and register each CD or DVD for 45$ - all the pics at once. also, fill out paperwork.

If you do the above, and somebody steals or plagerizes, then after you win (you will) not only can the judge assign them a higher fee, they can also make them pay for your legal fees.

My professor says to copyright EVERY photo you've ever taken in the way above.

...keep in mind the difference between a photograph and a snapshot....

because you never know when somebody will want to buy it.


and now, goodbye Devart. <3