Rick Posted August 3, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 3, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) There is room for two lines of information in the menu for Copyright Information. Those of you that are enabling this choice, what are you using those 4 lines for? Name and what else? Also, is it redundant to use this menu if all of your pictures go through LR where it may be added? I understand that some professional shooters might hand off their memory cards before they have a chance to add this information in LR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 Hi Rick, Take a look here Copyright Information. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
furcafe Posted August 3, 2013 Share #2 Posted August 3, 2013 Name & year for me. But you're correct, it's much easier to use Bridge, Lightroom, Photo Mechanic, etc. to add the information. There is room for two lines of information in the menu for Copyright Information. Those of you that are enabling this choice, what are you using those 4 lines for? Name and what else? Also, is it redundant to use this menu if all of your pictures go through LR where it may be added? I understand that some professional shooters might hand off their memory cards before they have a chance to add this information in LR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3 Posted August 3, 2013 When I transmit a RAW file, unedited, it is my name and date and location. Location may not be geographic but a grid on a foundation plan.......like Column Line 4 Grid Line 3.1. Or....... James Laing. 08022013 IfICatchYouStealingThisImageiWillKickYourAss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theno23 Posted August 3, 2013 Share #4 Posted August 3, 2013 I tried putting my name and email address in there, just incase, but support for this seems really buggy, u end up with all sorts of nonsense in that field when I check the exif. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted August 3, 2013 Share #5 Posted August 3, 2013 First line is © 2013 Second: my name. seems to work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Black Posted August 4, 2013 Share #6 Posted August 4, 2013 I tried putting my name and email address in there, just incase, but support for this seems really buggy, u end up with all sorts of nonsense in that field when I check the exif. Ditto. It appends fields and adds under scores. Sent a bug report to Leica and stopped using it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 4, 2013 Share #7 Posted August 4, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) It would have been slightly more practical if Leica had provided a copyright symbol instead of a number of useless ones. But the number of characters is far too small anyway. I can just enter my name and it is too little for my website. A purposeless "feature". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbengtson Posted August 4, 2013 Share #8 Posted August 4, 2013 What menu are you referring to? Is this something new to the M 240 or have I missed this on the M9/MM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 4, 2013 Share #9 Posted August 4, 2013 "Copyright information" menu of the M240. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted August 4, 2013 Share #10 Posted August 4, 2013 Rick, Like you mentioned in the beginning, I have set my LightRoom Import to automatically imbed the copyright fields, you only have to do it once, then change the year in two fields every 12 months. What is the intention of your copyright stamp? So that if someone views or gets a hold of your images they can reach out to you? Or, to hopefully prevent usage without your permission? If the former, copyright year, name, email and/or website. Which it sounds like is too much information for the camera's fields. If the latter, to hopefully stop illegal usage and the possibility of court injunction. Good luck on that. Finally, one last point. 99% of photographers that put copyright exif on their images do not register the images with their national copyright agencies which makes thing moot unless you do. although, i think there is a statue of limitations that differs from bureau to bureau. I register every three months BTW typically only the images posted on the internet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 4, 2013 Share #11 Posted August 4, 2013 There is no "national copyright agency" in the UK. The copyright in my work is mine as soon as I have made it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted August 4, 2013 Share #12 Posted August 4, 2013 Differs from country to country. Rick lives in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 4, 2013 Share #13 Posted August 4, 2013 Just saying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamuishirou1999 Posted August 5, 2013 Share #14 Posted August 5, 2013 Even in the US, copyright exists from the moment that work is created. Registration with the US Copyright Office is voluntary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 5, 2013 Share #15 Posted August 5, 2013 Any 'work' that you create is automatically copyrighted to you. The problem is two kinds of people. 1. Thieves who will ignore the fact. 2. Ignorant people who who just are unaware of your rights. On certain occasions I embed my copyright, just as a visual reminder to any honest person of the facts. Sometimes I have had people call me to ask permission for use because they saw the sign. If they are using it to make money, I want a fee. If they are a community group or domestic person, I usually grant free use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl G Posted August 5, 2013 Share #16 Posted August 5, 2013 Even in the US, copyright exists from the moment that work is created. Registration with the US Copyright Office is voluntary. What William is pointing out is that to bring legal action to actually defend your right the work really needs to be registered. The FAQ page is quite helpful on the gov site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 5, 2013 Share #17 Posted August 5, 2013 Not over here... I wouldn't know whom to register it with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 5, 2013 Share #18 Posted August 5, 2013 In the real world the problem(s) is/will be: 1. Detecting theft of your image. 2. Effecting any real compensation. Both are mostly in the too hard basket. Reality: Be cautious where you 'leave' your work on display. Move on if you get robbed, unless you enjoy convoluted litigation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delcredere Posted August 5, 2013 Share #19 Posted August 5, 2013 In the real world the problem(s) is/will be:1. Detecting theft of your image. 2. Effecting any real compensation. Both are mostly in the too hard basket. Reality: Be cautious where you 'leave' your work on display. Move on if you get robbed, unless you enjoy convoluted litigation. I seem to recall reading somewhere that Digimarc offer a service that you use through adding details in Photoshop (but annoyingly not Lightroom) which will inform you if your image is being used anywhere on the Internet. Is this correct and if so does anyone have any experience of its effective use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 5, 2013 Share #20 Posted August 5, 2013 I seem to recall reading somewhere that Digimarc offer a service that you use through adding details in Photoshop (but annoyingly not Lightroom) which will inform you if your image is being used anywhere on the Internet. Is this correct and if so does anyone have any experience of its effective use? Probably true, but IMO not useful. Any image on the internet is such low quality that it is not worth that sort of protection. Serious infringements will happen in other domains and be not usefully enforceable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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