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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 2833468, member: 15062&quot;]I haven&#039;t followed this thread and a casual read through reveals a lot of people saying the same thing over and over.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As I understand it, a creator of a work has complete control over that work under the copyright laws.&nbsp; However, that control can only be enforced if the work is registered.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you take a photo and put your little &quot;(c) John Doe 2017&quot; on it, you have established that you own it.&nbsp; However, if I copy that photo and hang the copy on my wall, I have not used it to profit in any way so there is no harm and no foul.&nbsp; If, on the other hand I use a copy of the photo in a book I have written for publication then I have infringed on your rights as the holder of the copyright.&nbsp; In this case you can sue for infringement, but ONLY if you have registered your copyright.</p><p><br /></p><p>Things get murky in some cases as when you and I stand next to each other and, at the same moment, take a landscape photo.&nbsp; We have both taken essentially the same photo of the same thing at the same time.&nbsp; Who owns the result?&nbsp; If I register mine are you then prohibited from using yours?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In our field of interest, practically all coins hove some physical attribute which distinguishes them from other similar coins.&nbsp; If you photograph and publish a photo of a coin and I copy the photo using filters and other means to obscure all identifying marks, can you prove I stole your photo?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In years past, possession of a negative would be sufficient to prove ownership of a photo, registered or not.&nbsp; Now, if the EXIF data is preserved on a photo, that may be enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, if you&#039;re going to complain about copyright infringement, REGISTER your work and take action against anyone who violates your copyright.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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