eCO Copyright wait time?

wsquared

I uploaded the photos that I am ready to post on my new smugmug pages to the eCo copyright registration web site on March 31st. My case is still "open."

Does anybody have any perspective on this? What is ballpark for wait times with them? I don't want to open the doors to the public on my pix until I have confirmation from them on registration.

TIA!

wsquared

wsquared wrote:

I uploaded the photos that I am ready to post on my new smugmug pages to the eCo copyright registration web site on March 31st. My case is still "open."

Does anybody have any perspective on this? What is ballpark for wait times with them? I don't want to open the doors to the public on my pix until I have confirmation from them on registration.

TIA!

Well, it's April 9th & I am still waiting to hear from the eCO. I'm starting to wonder if there is any significant downside to going ahead & posting the photos on my smugmug site anyway. The photos are all unpublished originals. The eCO accepted my application and has the dated copies, so....?

WW

Sam

wsquared wrote:

Well, it's April 9th & I am still waiting to hear from the eCO. I'm starting to wonder if there is any significant downside to going ahead & posting the photos on my smugmug site anyway. The photos are all unpublished originals. The eCO accepted my application and has the dated copies, so....?

WW

You own the copyright to your images from the instant you pressed the shutter button. The registration process just adds an additional layer of protection, and legal remedies.

Go ahead and post away.

Sam

wsquared

Sam wrote:

You own the copyright to your images from the instant you pressed the shutter button. The registration process just adds an additional layer of protection, and legal remedies.

Go ahead and post away.

Sam

Thanks Sam. I have posted them. I was aware of the base copyright law, but I was hung up on the "unpublished" bit. Since the photos were unpublished when I submited them, what if I publish them while the bureacrats are still grinding away? Could that effect my original application? Chances are remote.

Thanks!