| J. Dianne Brinson is a copyright attorney specializing in intellectual property. She is co-author of The Multimedia Law and Business Handbook ($44.95 plus $7 p&h), and author of INTERNET LEGAL FORMS FOR BUSINESS ($24.95 plus $5 p&h). LADERA PRESS, 3130 Alpine Rd., Suite 200-9002, Menlo Park CA 94025. On-line she may be reached at LaderaPres@aol.com; Web: www.laderapress.com. Her Web site includes a free primer on intellectual property law. |
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YOU ARE PROTECTED
If I post my photos on the Web, am I giving up my copyright rights in the photos? Answer: No, you are not. By posting the photos, you are making them available for viewing by others. You are not abandoning your copyright owner's rights (the exclusive right to reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform your material). And posting the photos does not mean that you are giving others permission to use your photos. You don't have to display your copyright notice on your Web site to maintain your rights. Under current law, the use of copyright notice is optional. However, because some Web users mistakenly think that everything on the Web is copyright-free, it's a good idea to use the notice (for example, "Copyright 1999 by John Smith"). |
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