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I don't see how that would work — not all copyrightable acts can convey the author information in the body of the work, and more importantly, you wouldn't be ab
by nness 11y ago
I don't see how that would work — not all copyrightable acts can convey the author information in the body of the work, and more importantly, you wouldn't be able to recover damages if someone used your work for profit.
Sure, an image might be watermarked, but if someone plays a song without a license do you expect each recording to include a copyright statement before the music?
If you remove penalties for copying then what would stop a private gallery from showing your photography and charging admission? All you get is attribution note, not a cut. Likewise, anyone could use your music on any commercial, radio station, movie without royalties.
- scotty79 11y ago> recover damages if someone used your work for profit What's the damage? > if someone plays a song without a license do you expect each recording to include a copyright statement before the music Even if you play live on the street you can have flyers that state who composed music, who wrote text, who are you trying to imitate. > If you remove penalties for copying then what would stop a private gallery from showing your photography and charging admission? Nothing. And that's bad because...? > All you get is attribution note, not a cut. Great. That means if somebody likes my work he comes to me for more. > Likewise, anyone could use your music on any commercial, radio station, movie without royalties. Sure. Again. I'd very much liked my music or whatever used in Hollywood movie or commercial or whatever without even if I can't get a penny for that if they will display or say my name and website address each time it's seen or heard by people.