Copyright Protected Sites

[Andrea]

hey everyone,

i was wondering if there is a good site where i can upload alot of photos and where the copyright is protected..

thanks

[The Steve From 2010]

If you mean "so that people can't copy them" then that's pretty much impossible. Your best bet is probably to apply a watermark to your images.

[Andrea]

is there a site where i can get the watermark for my images w/out having to pay for it..just wondering

[Ross S.]

Andrea, Copyright is implied on anything you creare and nobody can take that away (without a contract). If you want to watermark an image most free image editing apps can do that for you.

[Michael Goodling]

You can apply a watermark over your photos with Google's free Picasa 3.

http://picasa.google.com/

Picnik is another one that I like. Use the text function:

http://www.picnik.com/app#/home/welcome

[Andrea]

ty michael

[Alex Morales]

If you want to copyright your work, you can electronically register them at the Electronic Copyright Office of the federal government. There is a charge, but you can upload many images for one price within the time limit given by the goverment office.

The link is:
Electronic Copyright Office

[Andrea]

ty michael and alex! i will definitely check out the sites =)

[doggonecrazy77]

Be sure to check out Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org/

I use this when I share pictures or sell them in a digital format.

From their website "We provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof."