Copyright

If someone steal your work:
Contact the person in question and explain
make decision if you feel they've stolen it

Copyright:

• You don't need to register your work, its your copyright as soon as you create it.
• Keep files, dated and time stamped 
• No-one can take copyright off you unless they've got written permission that you've assigned the copyright to them 
• If your self-employed or intern you usually own the interlectual property even if your work is commissioned by someone else 
• If your a freelance and work within someones studio the copyright belongs to the studio. 
• NEVER breach someones copyright. 

Email work to yourself so you have time and date recorded

Just because it doesn't have a copyright symbol doesn't mean it can be used. 

Why Bother?

Just because its in the public domain doesn't mean there free to use.

Only works where the copyright has expired or has been assigned, been donated to the Internet for use.  

Generally runs out 70-90 years after creation or 70 years after your death. 

Limitations:

Can't copyright facts 

Conceptual ideas 

Expired items/public domain 

Reproduction Rights:

You own both the copyright and the right to reproduce your work.

what is reproduced on, sold on anything, internationally.

Be careful when assigning copyright, be clear that once its handed off your involvement ends.  

Licensing your Work:

Keep images as mine but allow other to use it for a fee. 

You can limit license for a single use or multiple times or period of time. 

Gain a fee for each use.

More info copyrightservice.co.uk 

Clients will say:

'I paid you so I own everything'

just because you physically own the work doesn't mean they intellectually own it automatically unless you have it assigned in writing.

Can be a useful tool to gain:

Only get copyright after full and final payment.

What about music and sound:

instead of a C the symbol is a P 

Make sure you put the symbol and date and email original copy incase.