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Nature just blesses us with so much beauty this time of year…. it's almost overwhelming….
Just having fun…..
My Husband took this shot of Quigley and me at the Walk for the Animals… I blurred out the background so we were a little more in focus.
The 18th annual People*Pet Walk in Rancho Santa Fe was fun, beautiful pastures owned by Sid and Jenny Craig. Halloween theme fun filled day!
Mocha…. Quigley's SweetHeart!!!
Been super busy… some good stuff too…. Look at the beauty here…. It was like a field of Gold and everything in the light looked gold.
Why has copyright remained a part of our law and our culture for so
long? Because it is vital to a healthy economy, to the preservation of
artistic and creative works for all to enjoy, to the creation of new
technologies, and to all of us having a vast array of cultural choices.
When artists are confident in their ownership of their creations, they
feel able to make them available to a larger audience. Often they’ll
work with a producer or distributor. The wider the distribution the
more reasonable the pricing, which in turn encourages all of us to go
out and buy, read, watch – just plain enjoy – the work before us. Much
of the revenue that comes from our appreciation and willingness to
watch a creative work goes back to all who worked to make the original
vision a reality.
The digital age brings a multitude of opportunities for the creators of
copyrighted works as well as their producers and distributors. New
business models are being developed every day to create, distribute and
market artistic works. We tend to hear a lot about how modern
technology is harming the creators of copyrighted works – and plenty of
harms do occur – but that doesn’t imply that technology itself is bad.
Strong copyright protections do not stop individual creators from
taking advantage of advances in digital technologies to bring us
creative works we can enjoy in ways we never imagined. Technology and
copyright protection need not be at odds with each other. They can both
work to the benefit of all of us.
Have you ever heard somebody say, “Of course, we want to see artists
get paid,” and then they follow that with a phrase beginning with
“but”? Generally the “but” and what follows it, implies a belief that
copyright protections are not really important any more. That belief
can begin to erode or even eliminate the intellectual property rights
accorded to creators in the U.S. Constitution and through global
treaties. The U.S. Congress in 1790 — in one of its first major acts
— passed the first Copyright Act. They did that because they felt it
was vital to a newly created and growing country that embodied a belief
in the rights of the individual. That wisdom is as true today. If
anyone ever says they want to see artists get paid, remind them we
already have a system that does that, and it has been doing so
successfully for 217 years. It has helped make our American creative
culture unique and great, and it will continue to do so.
COPYRIGHT FACTS
Economic Impact of Copyright & Intellectual Property
The U.S. copyright industries alone employ more than 11 million Americans in fields as diverse as photography, engineering, accounting and printing. (Source: Economists Incorporated 2006 Report “Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy”)
The copyright industries add an estimated $1.38 trillion to the U.S. economy each year. (Source: SAA)
Foreign sales by the U.S. copyright industries exceed exports of other sectors including motor vehicles, parts and accessories; medicines and pharmaceutical products, and food. (Source: SAA)
U.S. intellectual property is worth $5-5.5 trillion – more than the gross GDP of any other country (Source: USA for Innovation study “The Economic Value of Intellectual Property”)
IP comprises more than half of all U.S. exports, driving 40 percent of the country’s economic growth. (Source: U.S. Department of Commerce)
Cost of Piracy
Global theft of ideas-driven works costs the copyright industries at least:
• $58 billion in lost revenue each year
• $16. 3 billion in lost wages annually
• 373,375 in lost jobs
• $2.6 billion in lost tax revenue
(Source: Economics Incorporated 2007 “The True Cost of Copyright Industry Piracy to the U.S. Economy” for the Institute for Policy Innovation)
For more information, please visit http://www.copyrightalliance.org.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html
Under 17 U.S.C. 106, it is unlawful to reproduce or distribute someone
else's copyrighted work without that person's authorization. Posting
copyright materials on the internet constitutes copyright infringement.
Any
time before a court issues a final judgment, you can elect to receive a
set amount in damages as defined in the copyright statute, in lieu of
actual damages. The amount of statutory damages can range from $200 to
$150,000, based on a court's determination of several factors,
including whether the infringement was intentional.
506. Criminal offenses
Any
person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as
provided under section 2319 of title 18Section 501 of the copyright law
states that “anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the
copyright owner …is an infringer of the copyright or right of the
author.”
Sadly these people used this image illegally… both in print and on the web, they covered up my watermark with a logo. We eventually got them to remove the image from the web but never recovered the 6 foot banner. However, the printer did work with the Professional Photographers Association and Copyright Aliance immediately when notified with regard to copyright law. Small business are seriously hurt by unethical practice. Please respect the artist and honest professionals.
Amazing how many people don’t want to pay anything for the keepsakes of their loved ones… or think the photographer should not only work for free, but store their images, invest in their children’s publicity, pay to enter photo contests for them, rework, change heads, color eyes, liposuction, age reduction, custom sizes, enlargements, framing, working with printers, oh and give away the digital files…. ALL FOR FREE!!!! what are they thinking??? how is one to earn a living this way?
Cute little Matilda welcomes us each month to find our secret treasures that are buried in the old barn. She always has a theme…. this month Matilda dressed as a doctor….
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