What are copyright laws and what do they mean?
Basically, this means that if you wish to have reprints or enlargements made of your photos, they must be ordered through the photographer. Copyright is a form of protection, authorized by the United States Constitution, that gives individuals such as photographers the exclusive right to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute, and display the work publicly. Exclusive means only the photographer who creates a work is the owner of the copyright for that work, not just anyone who has access to it. The use or copying of any work without permission from the owner of the copyright is a violation of a federal law, the United States Copyright Act. The unauthorized use of a copyrighted work is called an infringement. The Copyright Act provides stiff penalties for infringing copyrighted works. Under appropriate circumstances, penalties can include monetary damages, all profits earned by the infringer from the unauthorized use of the copyrighted work, and attorneys fees. A court can
