Quote Originally Posted by Ruby
Surprisingly enough, all photos are copyright to their owners under US federal law.

http://www.photolaw.net/faq.html

For example, let's say someone wants to post a picture of themself or with permission a partner, the person who owns that photo and the right to the image, holds the copyright, even if they don't mark the photo as such.

A good example, is Barton's recent posting of Kat with her new sexy collar. Barton and Kat are the copyright holders of that photo. Just because it was posted on the web, doesn't mean it is fair game to be copied, distributed, etc.

Rabbit, are you wanting any member to contact you before posting any personal picture? Or are you specifically calling out images where a (c) copyright to someone has written on the photo, or it's clearly artwork that belongs to someone other than the poster - like say a well known cartoonist's photos or images from say artmam?
There is a little loop hole in the law you just quoted ---but the basic facts are true---even though they may not hold up in court. Notice in the law you quoted it says "Generally", owners of copyright have the exclusive right to use and copy their works. Copyright owners can also authorize others to use their works. The use or copying of any work without permission from the owner of the copyright is a violation of the United States Copyright Act.

And that "Generally" has been found to be really broad in the few court cases that I have monitored. Over 90% of them were found not to own the exclusive rights to pictures, that were not marked or registered as such ---and were posted on a public internet site--


I am specificly saying for anyone to post a picture with a copyright mark on it ---they will have to have permission from me---You see without a copyright mark ---neither Tiger or I can tell who the photo belongs to so the liability is with the poster----If it has a copyright mark on it---then the liability lies with Tiger---and ---Rabbit1

Hope that explains it better