Pictures

Something not many people ever think about, pictures! Did you know that pictures are owned by the person who took them? If you buy a picture from me, it is has a copyright. That means you can not duplicate, enhance, alter, replicate or anything else without my permission. Yep, even after you buy it I'm the only one who can authorize copies of it. Why, and "that stinks" you say. Well just like a writer, artists, musician or anyone else who creates something; we have the right to say how it is used. In fact per federal law we have rights to sue if it is used in some manner other than what we say it can be. Now as a rodeo photographer I know some of you are going to want copies and most will just run down to WalMart and make them. Just remember when you make those copies you are stealing. Same as walking into a WalMart and walking out with a new DVD. So please be kind to us photographers, we have mouths to feed too!