Dave Balderstone wrote:
In article s.com,
DoN. Nichols wrote:


Well ... if the photos are your *own* work, and you post them to
an alt.binaries newsgroup with no restrictive notices, that is pretty
much equivalent to putting them in the public domain.


Wrong. You automatically own copyright to any original work you produce
unless you explicitly put that work into th epublic domain.


True but proving it is yours is a little
difficult. One way is to slightly crop any photo
that is sent out. Only you will have the
uncropped part that fits. Also, your case will be
supported if you warn others that the photo is
copyrighted. You do that by putting a copyright
mark (c in a circle) then the year and your name.

All of which is useless, because as an individual
you will not likely have the money to pursue a
court case and obtain money damages.