Setting copyright on M50

[SophM]

I've heard that it's a good idea to copyright ones pictures before posting them online.  I've looked up tutorials on how to do it on a M50, but Imdon't seem to have that option on my camera.  The tutorials show the option under tab 5  of Function Settings, but I only have 4 tabs on my camera. Am I missing somthing?

[ebiggs1]

Just to be clear to Trevor and Robert the lack of any copyright info including the symbol does not abate your rights as the owner and copyright holder of the work. It may, might, probably does limit your ability to recover monetary damages, in US law anyway.

If you did email the web site the photos it would probably lessen even more any ability to recover any monetary damage. However, even that does not diminish your ownership unless you specifically said go ahead and use them (that is written permission) but put my name on them.

[Tronhard]

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

Just by taking a photo, you have certain rights to that image, even if you don't add a copyright symbol. The copyright symbol can serve as a reminder to others not to steal your photos but that's all.

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But some (all?) of the Canon cameras I've owned don't let you include the copyright symbol as part of the text. Go figure.

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I just use:   (c) Copyright...  All Rights Reserved.

[RobertTheFat]

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@Tronhard wrote:

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

Just by taking a photo, you have certain rights to that image, even if you don't add a copyright symbol. The copyright symbol can serve as a reminder to others not to steal your photos but that's all.

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But some (all?) of the Canon cameras I've owned don't let you include the copyright symbol as part of the text. Go figure.

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I just use:   (c) Copyright...  All Rights Reserved.

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Yeah, that's what we did back in the old days when most computers had a more limited characyer set. But it seems tacky in this day and age.

[Tronhard]

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

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@Tronhard wrote:

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I just use:   (c) Copyright...  All Rights Reserved.

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Yeah, that's what we did back in the old days when most computers had a more limited characyer set. But it seems tacky in this day and age.

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Well, as long as it's clear and they get the message!

[ebiggs1]

There is a proper and legal way to do it. The legal way here in the US.

You can use the lower-case letter "c" with a parenthesis on either side forming this "(c)." You may also use the  word "Copyright." 

Insert a space after the "(c)" symbol and put in the current year in numerals, as in "2019."  Insert a space after the current year and type in your legal name. Your final copyright notice should appear in this format: "(c) 2019  R. E. Biggs." You may add the phrase "All rights reserved" to your copyright notice although this phrase is no longer legally required. It is protected without it.

On a Windows keyboard you can use alt-0169 to get the © if you prefer.  I suspect Mac's have some similar way to.

[Tronhard]

Hi Ernie
Yep that sounds about right - I think it's pretty international.  Since I put almost nothing on the web - those few photos are my only ones to a website other than this or CiC. I was pretty relaxed about it.  I am not one to deface my photos by putting a watermark across them for example as I know some do.

[ebiggs1]

Not knowing how it is done down under, I wanted to make sure I stated how it is in the US.  Yeah, there is one guy here that seems pretty proud of his work but whatever.

Since I write music plus do photos I am completely aware of the copyright laws. Plus working for a company that had a bank of lawyers that did nothing but copyright issues.

I am sure some of those publications you have done need copyright protection. It is a great amount of work for sure.

[Tronhard]

ah... the issue is low on my priority scale right now - other, bigger issues to worry about, as you know.

[ebiggs1]

All the best, Trevor.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

All the best, Trevor.

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˄˄What Ernie said!