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Date Posted: 00:56:24 09/06/01 Thu
Author: Us and the U.S. Law
Subject: Warning to all

I see many pictures posted that I'm sure have a copyright on them by the photographer. Do the moms have a release? Fines are in the $100.000.00 range for a one-time infringement.
Basically you're stealing from the photographer if you post or copy the work without the photographers knowledge.
If you intend to play dumb and say you didn't know, the law says the photographer gets X2 the fine.
You better play it smart because photographers are getting lawyers left and right nowadays because of this stealing of work. Just because you have the picture doesn't mean you can do whatever you want with it.
Most photographer are more than willing to grant a release, all you have to do is ask.

Webmasters are also accountable for copyright infringements.

We are seeking damages from one person for 20+ pictures on a personal web site. This person can lose everything they own, (house, cars, business, etc…) for ignoring us and thinking they could just steal our work. Be smart ask first!

ask if you don't believe me, ask here:

copyinfo@loc.gov

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