copy right help

[96terrano]

i've not done anything bad lol just iv'e set up a photography business and i've got a name for it, but how do i get it copy writed so people don't nick it, don't know if there's anyone here who know

[SPARKIEDOO]

what,s it called ....KODAK


i take it you will be paying TAX

if so go to companies house website and set it up

GOODLUCK

[supergnome]

Start a Facebook page for it.

Buy Name.co.uk, Name .com if they are available. David.

[clivvy]

to be legal and stop someone stealign it, you need to do as Sparkiedo says, and register it with companies house. Be prepared for them to expect your tax returns though...!!

[ClanWolf]

Copyright in the UK is a laughable nightmare.

Be sure as to what you want/need. Copyright or trademark. Or just a company name. Because registering with companies house actually grants you neither, except giving you a date of registration that can be used to determine who got there first.

Basic company registration is about sixteen quid. Trademark registration is two hundred.

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

nothing to stop another firm having same name especially if not in same area.

trademarks (tm) can be applied but will be big cost, usual preserve of (multi)
nationals.

my employer has bought names of other firms previously to give them sole
right to them.

[Fez_uk]

why copyright it? Is it going to get that big?

[96terrano]

tbh, i like photography, and i'm wanting to turn somthing i'm good at into a career, i've already had locals asking me to take pics for them, weddings etc and i was wanting to build it into a decent money making business

[TONUP]

If you are going to be doing commision work at weddings and barmitzvahs etc, then you can probly include your exclusive rights for the reproduction and copying of images within a simple contract/agreement with the party you are going to be doing the work for.

That way you can, arguably, maintain a degree of ownership over your work, and capatalise on any additional copies if required. Presumably you will use a digital medium, and only provide the customer with high quality prints, keeping the original files for your own records.

Be careful though and make sure you back everything up, I think wedding photographers have been sucsesfully sued for losing images. Its all about the paperwork like everything else. A good contract that protects your interests is essential.

Regards

Alan

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

images can be watermarked

[96terrano]

Originally Posted by TONUP

If you are going to be doing commision work at weddings and barmitzvahs etc, then you can probly include your exclusive rights for the reproduction and copying of images within a simple contract/agreement with the party you are going to be doing the work for.

That way you can, arguably, maintain a degree of ownership over your work, and capatalise on any additional copies if required. Presumably you will use a digital medium, and only provide the customer with high quality prints, keeping the original files for your own records.

Be careful though and make sure you back everything up, I think wedding photographers have been sucsesfully sued for losing images. Its all about the paperwork like everything else. A good contract that protects your interests is essential.

Regards

Alan

thanks for that it's mostly commission work i do. also i take a lot of pics of local landscapes and sell HQ prints in a local gift shop. that's more what i'm doing at this stage

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[(RIP) PLANK]

Originally Posted by Thomas-the-Terrano2

images can be watermarked

Good plan TTT2! Under English copyright law, you are automatically the legal owner of a 'work of art' as soon as you create it so no need for additional copyright. But stopping people stealing copies and proving it is an entirely different matter