Copyright Assistance

Have a question about your rights? Need help putting a stop to retailer infringement in your area? Had your work stolen by a large company who is ignoring your concerns? PPA can help. We are proud to provide the only full-time copyright and government affairs staff in the photographic association world.

Visit the Copyright section for more details.

Testimonial from PPA member Bert  Tovrog – Photovrog, Wheeling, IL:
“Laboring over many books to see how to approach this unusual photography project was almost a task in futility. Every author was on a ‘different page,’ each with their own perspective, technical aspects and issues, which did not fully address my needs, and in many cases, were vague and somewhat confusing as well. At the very bottom of my stack of books was my 2010 PPA Copyright Kit, which provided exactly the information I needed, all within 10 minutes of time! What a relief that was. (And everything was in English as well.)”

Digital Watermarking

Digital watermarking is an important aspect of protecting your images. Through the Digimarc for Images solution, you are able to communicate your ownership and copyright information to whomever may come across your images on the Internet. These digital watermarks are undetectable and persist through copying, format changes and image manipulations.

Depending on your needs, Digimarc offers PPA members a discount on three different Digimarc for Images editions:

• Basic Edition—Great for those who want to get started with digital watermarking to communicate ownership information and usage rights for their digital images.
• Professional Edition—Perfect for creative professionals who want to communicate ownership and track online usage of their digital images.
• Small Business Edition—For photographers who have a larger collection of digital images and want to protect and communicate copyright information about those assets, as well as track and verify online usage.

Members, find out how to use this benefit here.