Copyright and meta-data question.

MikaGrin

Hi guys, is there a way to integrate and lock all the my meta-information into my photo files then like that nobody could manipulate the photo or change for example my copyright data?

I now than a good standard of meta-data is "IPTC", but i want to now is it possible in aperture for example to make those meta-data not editable for others (bad guys or stealer)?

Also, is there somewhere a supreme photography institution who protect our photograph copyright or/and meta-data internationally .

Thank you, Mika.

Ferguson

MikaGrin wrote:

Hi guys, is there a way to integrate and lock all the my meta-information into my photo files then like that nobody could manipulate the photo or change for example my copyright data?

PDF's (Adobe)? That's not what you want, I suspect, but to do what you want you need some kind of encryption and rights management wrapper around it. So long as it is a fairly standard image format and not encrypted, someone can just take the image portion.

And note -- unless they have changed -- links to it from smugmug other than original strip your copyright when served up externally. I still say "shame" but they say "helps it run fast", at least last time I saw it discussed.