Digital BW, The Print

It's up to you how often you register the works, but if you register as 
of 01.01.2004 something shot in the beginning of the 2003 you are 
covered only from the 10.01.2003 against any infringement.  If it 
happened earlier you are on your own.
Most of the professionals from ASMP with whom I keep in touch register 
every 2 months (just in case they omit something).  Do not even ask how 
often I register - not often enough let's say.
It's easier (at least to me) if you register unpublished works before 
they get published.  If it get's into the routine nothing unregistered 
has a chance of getting published.  Say, you do the job of 50 images. 
 They are paid by the client, so $30 for registering just them 
immediately is not a strain - it gives a peace of mind.  The date of 
your filing is the date from which you are covered anyway.
Hope it helps,
Jack

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Jack M Kucy
JMK Gallery (www.jmk-gallery.com)
917-991-2096     jmk@...
Member of ASMP (www.asmp.org)
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Editor P.O.V. Image Service wrote:

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>>Yes, and no. The copyright is applied retroactively to all the works 
>>within 3 months from the registration.
>>So, to have it covered with no gaps, you have to register every 2-3 months.
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>>And then ewverything you do is registered. I register the Unpublished works.
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>Now THAT's important, thanks for the correction Jack!
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>So, one could do it quarterly..
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>How often do you find yourself registering?
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>Conceivably though, I thought one could register all the unpublished 
>works at the end of the year, and simply register the published works on 
>that quarterly basis.. Although that kind of system would be a mess for 
>record-keeping..
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>Keith Krebs
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