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Originally Posted by alocky
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Unfortunately any image you publish online becomes fair game unless you take steps to protect it.
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Not according to the Australian Copyright Council:
The below excerpts are taken from the ACC Photographers & Copyright Info Sheet G011v17 (Jan 2014) located at the following page:
http://www.copyright.org.au/find-an-...photographers/
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The mere act of uploading your photos to a website or blog does not mean that you lose copyright protection. However, given that it is easy for people to reproduce photos they find on the internet, it is a good idea* to take some practical measures to help protect against this, in addition to relying on your legal rights. For example, you should consider watermarking your photos with your name and the copyright notice....
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*It is a good idea, but it is not mandatory:
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Protection is free and automatic
There is no system of registration for copyright protection in Australia. Copyright protection does not depend upon registration, publication, a copyright notice or any other procedure - the protection is free and automatic.
A photo is protected by copyright automatically from the moment it is taken
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By 'taken' I would assume they mean shot, not stolen
