You are correct, the #copyright tag should not be here. The post will be edited to correct that. It's my mistake and I own up to it.
Adding more posts about copyright is a good idea. We're definitely going to explore that in future posts.
Great point about the credit line. It's not so much that these are only required along with the photography tag but that posts that have the photography tag very often are full of copy/pasted images unfortunately.
LOL!
There are plenty of copy/pasted images on blogs that don't have the photography tag, but when I report those I am told that it is not abuse because the photography tag is not there. I don't agree with that reasoning. I have written quite a few posts about copyright (my latest was today) because I feel that the Steemit community on the whole is very naive when it comes to image rights and usage. As a professional photographer who is losing income because royalty fees are not being paid, I'd like to see that change!
Intellectual property is a baseless and ridiculous concept.
I have as much right to make a living from my photography as you do from whatever your employment is.
The fact that we are given the responsibility to "make a living" in a society that is entirely owned and controlled by private property owners is precisely the problem. institutions like intellectual property reinforce the delusion.
UM, everybody controls their own private property. My house is mine and not available for sharing with you - likewise my images! They are available for licensing - just like you would rent a hotel room or a car. That's my living. Sorry if you don't agree that I have a right to it, but each to his own. We live in an entitlement society and that's just it. Others feel entitled to reap the rewards from MY hard work. Neither the electrician nor the plumber will work for me for free, so I don't work for free either.
you misunderstand a house you live in is not private property it is a possession. Also that is exactly my point, everyone feels they are entitled to control the actions of others because of there beliefs. Private property is a political system of exclusion and intellectual property is an excuse for state violence. I understand your desire to retain supremacy over your art, however I think you may be missing the bigger picture. The establishment of an information state on steem.it could very well result in censorship in the name of politics other than just the belief that people own there ideas and art.