JSWilson

No, relying on the automatic copyright alone doesn't prevent theft, but it does allow for simpler access to actionable, financial or legal redress if such theft occurs and can be identified. I...

Agentul,

It shouldn't affect me at all. Nor will it affect anyone who takes reasonable care to reduce the possibility of their work being stolen and/or becoming orphaned, whether by registering...

In my case I'd cite the original RAW/JPEG file, where the metadata shows me as the photographer and copyright holder, assuming that I programmed that information into the camera in the first place....

Agentul,

copyright is automatically applied to any original photographic, musical, literary, artistic, dramatic or film work in the UK and, I might imagine, any Commonwealth countries that...