I look at it this way. Given an infinite number of monkeys typing on an infinite number of typewriters, one will eventually recreate the entire works of Shakespeare.
With an infinite number of snapshots out there, one is bound to be good enough to use in my magazine. Why should I pay for it?
Well, the answer is obvious. Professionals will give you good work all the time. Why should I have to go hunt for the right shot, let the professional bring me his best shots. Done.
This is a good question though. I don't have a copyright on any of my snapshots that I have on my blog or my flickr site, but none are good enough for anybody to want to use. If I did take some nice shots, I would want my name on them and a copyright. That way, whoever wanted to use them would at least need to ask first (to be legal). Another good way to protect you work is to only post lower res pictures. Sure, some internet sites will use low res stuff too, but no print magazine will. |