[deadalvs]

maybe that's of interest ...

http://www.cgarchitect.com/news/newsfeed.asp?nid=4085

[Hervé]

he he what's the deal with that...? Can you explain to me...

This is for the U.S.... right...?

[deadalvs]

i didn't read every single line, but it sounds scary...

from the second page:

You could see photos you take of your family and kids, or of a family vacation, used in a magazine or newspaper without your permission or payment to you. You would have to pay to register your photos, all of them, in every new registry in order to protect them. Say the average person takes 300 photos per year (I take a lot more than that). If a registry only charges $5 per image, that is a whopping $1,500 to protect your photos that are protected automatically under the current laws. If there are three registries, protecting your images could cost an amazing $4,500. Not to mention the time it would take to register every photo you take. Plus, you will also have to place your copyright sign on every photo.

they mention that discussions are going on also in europe.

i never had issues with copyrights so far but i know some people had them on the forum... so they might be interested...