They certainly don’t make it easy. It’s an antiquated process.

@@JRDNPWRS So, what are your Pixsy settings for exporting?

@@skymakai I think everything is the same I just export at 1000 long

@@JRDNPWRS Great, thank you. I submitted my 2022 images last night... first time submitting images for copyright and I couldn't have done it without you. I did the entirety of my 2022 images at once, which I'm pretty sure is okay. But I understand that there's reason to submit quarterly.

@@skymakai But you submitted less than 750 images I assume? Limited to that amount per-registration.

You can upload directly through the website. I believe you can mail them in if you want though.

@imfreen wrote, “Do you also have to do (2) Send Your Work(s) by Mail? Or is the upload enough?” If you’re registering digital photographs AND you’re using the eCO (the US Copyright Office’s/USCO on-line electronic system) to register your images, you only need to upload one copy of each photograph. This is the preferred way to register your digital photographs. If you use US mail or use FedEx to delivery your images to the USCO, it will typically take MUCH longer (months???) for the USCO to process your registration application and mail your Certificate of Registration to you.

I’m glad people are at least open to lying your fee!

I am not entirely sure if it will cause an issue, per-say - but I wouldn't recommend including without the comma as that separates all of the names. When you get your physical copy of the registration form, you'll see why that matters.

@@JRDNPWRS currently searching how to add a comma to columns in numbers. Thanks for the video and your response again.

I haven’t done video before. I know you can. I’d visit the copyright website it is very informative.

I would still register everything, but you will not be eligible for the maximum award since they were published so long ago and the infringement already took place prior to registration. If you register them now and there are future infringements, you will have a stronger case.

@JRDNPWRS I understand, but I can still ask for economic compensation after registering them right?

@@hotelphotography You would need to speak to an IP attorney about this I can't give that kind of advice. You can ask for anything you want, but I would seek legal counsel.

@@JRDNPWRS OK, thanks.

@hotelphotography wrote, “I found out (with Pixsy) that a website has 47 of my photos, some dating back to 2014 (when I shot them).” It’s my understanding that if you sign up with Pixsy, you’re required to use their legal services to pursue infringers. @hotelphotography wrote, “If those photos were shot in 2014 to know, do you think I can still register them and will it be the trouble-worth? Yes, even if you missed *“timely”* registering your photo with the US Copyright Office (registered either before the infringement started OR registered within three-months of their first-date of publication - date it was listed and/or licensed as stock or the image/s were delivered to your client), you’re still *ENCOURAGED* to get them *IMMEDIATELY* registered, and they will be best protected going forward. As of April 2024, its $55 to register from 2 to 750 digital images in one on-line registration application. You just can NOT mix published and UN-published photographs in the same registration application - they have to be separated in their own published or UN-published applications. There’s no time restriction for registering un-published images (any range of dates are acceptable). For PUBLISHED photographs, you’re limited to registering them per ONE calendar year, like all your published images from 2014.

My understanding is that it is considered published when you deliver to client or publish online.

@manvirsing wrote, “How do we determine if the work is published or not? *“Publication”* typically means the creative work has been released and made available to the public for licensing, selling, sharing, downloading, or for further distribution (either for free or for payment). If you’re just “displaying” a photograph on-line (like on a website portfolio) AND it’s not for sale, then the work is likely un-published. Delivering images or artwork to clients or a stock library is likely publication, as you’re making those works available for further distribution. @manvirsing wrote, “I am looking to copyright *[register???]* illustrations for my thesis. Is that also considered published photographs?” Though both photographs & illustrations fall under the Copyright Office’s “visual artworks” category, your illustrations should be registered as illustration works and not photographs.