One of the biggest benefits of registering your work before
publication is the penalty for infringment. The penalty for
infringement of a registered work is up to $150,000 and legal
expenses, whereas the penalty for infringment of an unregistered work
is possibly as little as the medium upon which the work is captured.
Basically there's no use to attempting to prosecute an infringment if
the work is not registered.
Registration can be done in bulk for a single $30 fee and by anyone
in the world and is managed by the US Copyright Office.
For information relevant to photographers especially go to
http://www.editorialphotographers.com or the ASMP.
It is essential for professionals to register their work before
publication on an organized basis.
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Emily L. Ferguson
mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx
508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography
http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/
