Photoshop PSD file copyright

**soulja** · November 11th, 2005, 05:55 PM

Would there be anyway of copyrighting each psd file that is made all at once?.. other than just having a website name in the layered file but as opposed to the whole file properties

**OuTpaTienT** · November 12th, 2005, 01:47 AM

I don't understand what you mean. Everything you create IS copyrighted.

**soulja** · November 12th, 2005, 07:48 AM

like lets say someone changes the layer name, and now say that psd is theirs. i want like a actual copyright into the psd file. like as if u hit properties it shows up the default maker of the psd

**paul9** · November 12th, 2005, 08:09 AM

Watermarking, perhaps?

**soulja** · November 12th, 2005, 07:06 PM

well i dont think that might work since i own a site that ppl comes to download psds.. then theres a couple that may wanna steal. like the thing im trying to do is like with a audio file they have TAGs... basicallly thats what im trying to do..

**OuTpaTienT** · November 14th, 2005, 04:15 AM

There's nothing to prevent people from changing that info. If you want to protect your work then you shouldn't be offering people the PSD files.

**quantumlight** · November 15th, 2005, 12:54 AM

ask those that dl nicely...perhaps

**MDS** · November 15th, 2005, 10:15 PM

Looks like most of the files on your site are copyrighted elsewhere as you didn't take the photos or make the images from scratch from what I can tell. Looks like images found on the net with the backgrounds removed on most.

**soulja** · November 16th, 2005, 09:09 AM

ya its mainly that i cut them and other psd sites like to steal and to say they cut them instead..

**Cyclone2** · November 16th, 2005, 11:41 AM

So you dont want people to steal your stolen stuff? lol

Dont know how to do it other than watermarks, and there is ways around them too

**soulja** · November 16th, 2005, 11:52 AM

its not stolen, all the psds on my site are cut by me.. im just sayin that other psd sites that cut psds might download mine and say they cut em.. that would be stealing

**FreedomDesign** · November 16th, 2005, 01:40 PM

Really is nothing you can do about that. If you’re going to offer these psd files for download, then anyone can do or say anything concerning them. Besides I would be concerned about trying to copyright an image that you don’t own. Even if you are the one that "cut" the image out of its background the file, regardless of format, does not legally belong to you. I would step lightly on this issue, especially with your subject matter. Some artist or record company see your trying to copyright their property and there could be hell to pay.