Angels Photography

lbums but please do not save, copy, edit or print images from facebook albums. Copyrights
“Copyright” describes the rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. But we often don’t consider copyright when we look at our family photos, or go to get them copied. Even though it is so easy to copy an image—with scanners, photo-quality printers, and copy stations—it is still illegal. Things to remember about copyright:

•Copyright is a property right.
•Just because you buy a print does not mean you have purchased the copyright.
•Professional photographers are the smallest of small copyright holders.
•Under the Federal Copyright Act of 1976, photographs are protected by copyright from the moment of creation.
•Photographers have the exclusive right to reproduce their photographs (right to control the making of copies).
•Unless you have permission from the photographer, you can’t copy, dist...ribute (no scanning and sending them to others), publicly display (no putting them online), or create derivative works from photographs.
•A photographer can easily create over 20,000 separate pieces of intellectual property annually.
•Professional photographers are dependent on their ability to control the reproduction of the photographs they create.
◦It affects their income and the livelihood of their families.
•Even small levels of infringement—copying a photo without permission—can have a devastating impact on a photographer’s ability to make a living.
•Copyright infringements—reproducing photos without permission—can result in civil and criminal penalties. Put copyright in perspective:

•65% of PPA photographers are self-employed photographers relying exclusively on photography as their primary source of income.
•47% of member studios rely on reprints as a profitable source of income. How to get legal copies of professional photographs:

•Contact the photographer/copyright owner. Photographers are happy to discuss options for reproducing photos with you.
•Check both the front and back of a print for a copyright notice. If it is a school, sports or similar type photo, you may want to contact the institution where the photo was made.
•Contact PPA’s Service Center for help finding photographers to obtain photo-copying permission.
•Use the Photographer Registry Web site to locate a photographer/copyright owner at www.PhotographerRegistry.com, so you can obtain reproductions or permission. With a few pieces of information about a photographer (i.e., they did portraits in Anytown, USA in 200X), a search can be conducted to find the copyright owner. For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless you state otherwise, anyone can infringe on your right to privacy once you post to this site. It is recommended that you and other members post a similar notice as this, or you may copy and paste this version. If you do not post such a statement once, then you are indirectly a......llowing public use of items such as your photos and the information contained in your status updates. PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee , agent , student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are private and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law.