Many of you have been following my "they stole my photo" story and I've had person after person ask me how do you register your photos. You can collect damages if your photo is registered and someone takes it. The minimum is $750 (see damages on page 160)
As a first person you do have to create a new account at copyright.gov Once your account is created you can register works once signed in. The cost is really affordable. $35.00 You can register at least 16 photos for just $35. Maybe more, but that's the most I have ever done at one time.
You can read about the registration process here.
Log in here to start the process to register a work
You start here once signed in to register a new work
The next steps are to three simple to follow steps to complete the application, pay and then upload your photos. If want you can register multliple photos for the same fee if you upload them at the same time. My last upload was 16 new branding photos I have taken.
If you are going to be registering multiple photos at once then you will need to check NO in the first box on this page.
It's really as simple as that to register your works. And trust me, it's worth it for branding photos that you use on your site and advertising.
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