Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Steve Tepp of www.rightsclick.com is a seasoned copyright expert and co-founder of RightsClick® — a company on the front lines, protecting the rights of photographers and other creators where they say you can turn copyright infringement Into income. He has an extensive background in IP law and started his career as an attorney for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, then worked at the U.S. Copyright Office, where he handled major international cases, including one against China. He also led intellectual property efforts at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce before starting his own consultancy, Sentinel Worldwide. In addition to working in the field, he teaches copyright law at George Washington University and continues to be a key voice in the fight for creative rights. In this interview, Steve shares everything a photographer needs to know about copyright and protecting your images. Here's some more of what we covered in the interview: What’s on Offer for Premium Members If you’re on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interviews each week, a fantastic back catalogue of interviews, and have ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. Plus, special member-only interviews. Everyone who's trying to make a business as a photographer should be paying attention to their copyright rights. Everyone. All the way down to even just the man or woman on the street, who happens to pull out their phone and snap a photo of a newsworthy event, if they think that there's value in that photograph, then they have copyright rights at the moment they've snapped that image. – Steve Tepp You'll also receive access to the members-only Secret Facebook Group, where you can connect with other Premium Members and interview guests to help, support and motivate you to take ideas you hear in each episode and put them into action. The group also has FB live video tutorials, role-play, and special live interviews. You will not find more friendly, motivated, caring and sharing photographers online. Seriously, that's not all. In addition to everything above, you'll get access to instructions on forming or joining a MasterMind Group with other premium members. These groups are super motivating, make you accountable, and build friendships with other pro photographers with motives similar to yours – to build a more successful photography business. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything from what Steve shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, leave your thoughts in the comments below; let me know your takeaways and what you plan to implement in your business based on what you heard in today's episode. In order to be eligible for statutory damages, you must have registered with the copyright office before the infringement began. Not before you discovered it, before it began. – Steve Tepp If you have any questions I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Steve, or a way to thank you for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below. Register now for this business and life-changing training! The “40 Over 40” Campaign Masterclass helps portrait photographers attract high-value clients by focusing on women over 40, a powerful and often underserved demographic. Led by Laurie Brown, who has successfully run these campaigns multip...