At least theoretically (for the US) if you register your photos with the
copyright office, you can get an automatic judgement against a copied photo
for an amount of about $500. Most hosts would probably force the copycat to
remove it and/or shut him down. If he has his own server and wants to thumb
his nose at you, it probably wouldn't be worth your time unless he is
selling your work. Realistically knowing that someone has copied your work
is probably one of the biggest hurdles.
Jeff Keller
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From: Brian Swale [mailto:bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Subject: Re: [OM] photo gallery software
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> Q: How you can tell when a photographer has decided to sell images on the
> web? A: When the images on their site suddenly get so small that they are
> hard to enjoy and one can't tell whether they would be worth buying or
> not.
Because when they are big enough to enjoy, they are big enough to be
worth copying and re-using without paying. Many sites use this technique.
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