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How can you get a copyright on drawings?
My mom's boyfriend is wanting to copyright his drawings to be able to present them to tattoo shops. I have searched yahoo answers and found that this question has already been asked. However, no one has provided sources for the information they give.
Is simply owning the original drawing proof enough of ownership or does a drawing need a copyright record? If a copyright is needed, how could he achieve it?
Also, reguarding digital photos, I know there are websites that you can get the photos copyrighted through so that you can sell them to postcard companies. What are some sites this can be done at? How much does it cost?
There are a couple of questions here. Please remember to include the exact place you found your info. Thanks!
Copyright is an automatic right - as soon as he drew the work, he had copyright. No need to do anything!
If he feels the work has commercial value, he may still want to look at registering, and the point of this is to ensure he can proof of his claim, (the trouble with an 'automatic' right is without independent proof courts will only have your word for it).
If he is a US Citizen, I suggest he looks at the US Copyright Office for further guidance http://www.copyright.gov/ Otherwise I would recommend that he contacts the UKCS ( http://copyrightservice.co.uk/ ) - I think they provide the best cover internationally.
On the subject of digital photos, again if you take the photos you are the copyright owner (otherwise you need to get permission /licence from the copyright owner). If you are the copyright owner, the companies I mention above will accept registration of these.
The US Copyright Office Charge $45(USD) per item.
The UKCS fee seems to be £35(GBP) if you register online, but they claim you can register unlimited images as one work (i.e. only £35 for the lot) - you'd better contact them directly to see how to do that.
P.S. As far as I can tell the old 'post it to yourself' method has never actually be used to prove a claim in court - it's just to easy to fake.
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