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Can I please confirm that if there is no Copyright watermark or reference on the photo that it can be replicated without permission as it would make it impossible to know who the owner is?
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No Josh - that's total rubbish. A photographer owns copyright in photos he or she takes. If you are employed as a photographer then photos taken as part of your job belong to your employer.
A copyright watermark or other explicit claim may help people figure out from whom they need permission to reproduce, and who to give the attribution to, but its absence is irrelevant - it just means they have to try harder to find out who owns the copyright.
In the case of something posted on this board, it shouldn't be hard to post a question or send a PM to the poster asking the question, so there's no excuse for anyone to reproduce anyone's contribution from this board and publish it unattributed. That is just straight theft.
Also of relevance is clause 3.3 of the conditions of use of this board, the relevant portion of which states:
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... the following conditions must be satisfied when using the material on the Board:
- The source of the material is acknowledged, including details of author, artist or creator as required; and
- Any additional requirements on the part of the copyright holder are met; and
- The requirements of the Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth) are met.
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