Digital BW, The Print

susspeople@... writes:

> Can anyone write copyright on a image they obtain, or must one apply to a
> goverment agency for a copyright???

Your work is automatically protected by copyright as soon as it is
created; it's inherent in the act of creating something, there is
nothing you need to do to produce it.

However, in some countries, it's a lot easier to recover damages for
infringement if you file a copy of your work with some central authority
for registration purposes.  In the U.S., you do this by registering your
copyright and providing two copies for the Library of Congress.  It
costs about $30.