Copyright

[scott26985]

Just wondering how you go about copyrighting your photos and videos incase you were to ever sell them.

 

[Gaz81]

Have a read of this:

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1076142167

 

[mikezs]

You automatically own the copyright when you take a photo. So no need ot worry there

 

[jerry12953]

That's right, copyright is automatically yours.

You can "sell" images, giving the "buyer" an absolute right to reproduce them in any concievable way for all time, but it's not really a good idea. Its best to sell them the right to reproduce the image in a specified way for an agreed price. Any use outside this agreement is then a breach of copyright.

The latter method is called a "licence". You can get some idea of the type of fees to charge by looking at an online image library like Alamy. You might feel that you want to charge less than the big boys do, but it gives you a ballpark figure.

 

[scott26985]

Thanks for the help.

A saw this website offering copyright but it wanted £60 each time!

http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/register/

 

[TheKrikkitWars]

That service would be unnecessary if you retained the raw files or negatives that prove you as the creator.