Post #132577 by FLOUNDERart on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 7:12 PM

On 2004-12-23 03:35, ToonToonz wrote:
And adding a copyright symbol can sure make a work of art look ugly. Besides, a shifty lawyer could say you manipulated the date on the print or art (made it earlier)to help your case.

The best way to copyright and get your added rights as the artist is to formally register your copyrighted works with the U.S. government. It is fairly simple and cheap to do. Just photograph or scan all your work onto a CD and, following their procedure, register your copyrights with the copyright office. Costs $30 for as many as you want to register at one time.
That way your copyright is officially dated and registered.

Here's a cheaper way, and trickier way to copyright something. You can't beat a USPS postmark! Take a pic of your piece, put it in an envelope and send it to yourself. Dont open the envelope when you get it, just file it. The postmark assures the authenticity of the copyright. No judge would ever go against the goverment. If none of this makes since it's because I'm drunk on rum.