Digital BW, The Print

with fine art paintings or prints, no one ever uses a copyright 
symbol or words... don't think it looks good on a photo either.  
Whether you use a visible signature is a personal choice which some 
people feel strongly about either one way or the other.  Think people 
should worry more about selling prints than worrying about copyright 
infringement.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, J Vee 
<j.vee@g...> wrote:
> Just searched the archives for info re the above and, some good 
info about
> using artist pencils rather that graphite.  However, I wonder what 
is the
> general practice in the group about placing the signature and 
Copyright:
> Printed as part of the image, signed under the overmat, on the 
reverse of
> mat or print, outside on the overmat, or what.  It seems to me to 
be a
> problem, because anything that does not appear on the image leaves 
us open
> to "inadvertent" copyright infringement.  For many of us, our hand 
signature
> just doesn't look very good.  Thus I am left with a discreet script 
C and
> signature in the usual lower right of the image, printed as part of 
the
> image.  This is, traditionally appropriate for paintings and 
reproductions
> of them, but is frowned upon by galleries and also calls forth the 
negative
> opinion some have of a "digital" print.  What are those of you who 
sell fine
> art prints doing?  J Vee
> --