Copyright?

I use Flickr for posting my photos online. I upload them all to Flickr rights reserved...................

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN25525.html?impressions=true

That is good enough.
To be fair I don't give a t0$$ if people use my photo except;

• When I found it in a GC on plant labels! I got paid
• When someone posted it on another (US based) forum passing it off as growing in her garden. I just joined the forum and made a monkey of her by pointing out that it was my photo of my plant and providing the link

I myself occasionally embed other peoples photos when discussing a topic. Where appropriate (ie when I've taken the URL from a photo sharing site or someones personal website, blog etc) I provide a link to the original page.

 

Thanks all. At the moment it's only pictures of plants and I rarely post any other shots of mine on the internet. They are personal and that is why they remain on my computer. Like you Longk, I don't have much of a problem as they are being used on the 'Images' sites, but if I spot them elsewhere and they are being used for the same reasons you have stated that will be a different matter.

 

A few years ago one of my pictures appeared on local TV.
I'm sure it was mine, but there was no way I cold prove it.

Someone else was sending into the local TV station.

 

Are you volunteering Shiney!

Well, I've checked things out the best I can and it seems there's no harm being done at the moment so I won't be taking it any further. The eyes and ears will be open from now on though!

Thanks all for your input, it's much appreciated and has been stored in this old memory bank of mine for future reference.

 

How do you watermark/copyright your photos? it's something I should have done a long time ago .

 

When i have done it i have done it in photoshop

Not sure how you do it otherwise

In photoshop just create a new layer put your text on and edit the opacity if the layer i guess :-)

 

I don't have any editing software other than the basic Windows gallery adjustments.

 

Ah no idea then. I haven't used a windows comp since school so have no advice

Maybe someone else knows some free software that will do it

 

I swear by IrfanView for all my editing, moving and copying needs. It is very simple and intuitive to use.
That said I don't watermark but just had a go and it took about 10 minutes to master.

 

Now that's interesting Armandii, I'll check it out tomorrow, thanks.

 

to me the copyright opaque watermark ruins the picture...