Onboard picture copies

[srussell]

Hi!

Since I haven't progressed to the digital age yet I was wondering if anyone has a solution to my problem.

I purchased 2 8x10 photos while on the Caribbean Princess at a cost of $21.95 per picture.

Now that I am home everyone wants a copy. I went to a local store and used the Kodak copy machine. The copies came out perfect, however when I went to the cashier she asked to see the originals and confiscated my copies saying that they were copyrighted and that I could not make copies of the photos taken on the ship.

 

I guess it was a little naive of me because the copyright laws never crossed my mind.

 

Any suggestions on how to get copies of these pictures? Keep in mind that I am the last person in the world still using a camera that is not digital.

 

Thanks

Sue

[chrysalis]

there are lots of office supply stores with self serve copy machine which you just fill in a small form to indicate the number of copies you made.....they have never asked me about what I was copying.

 

go to another store....

[coiran]

I hope she didn't make you pay for them. Most places I have used have a self serv Kiosk - or - you can scan them to your computer, put them on a disc, and take the disc to the store for making prints.

Ron

[srussell]

Thank you both for your replies.

 

I went to Wal-Mart and no I did not have to pay for them. I will try the office supply store.

 

I knew I would get great advice.

 

Thanks a bunch. You have made my relatives who want copies very happy.

 

Happy Holidays

[nancyfancy40]

Find a friend who has a scanner. I have one in my house and copy all my pictures. If you just pay them for their time and ink and paper they would I'm sure be glad to do it.

 

nancy

[Once Upon A Time]

As a former professional photographer I understand fully the reason for copyright laws and support them, however, the photographs I purchased recently on a Princess Cruise did not have any indication of copyright printed on them and in any case, it would have been impossible to go back to Princess and purchase additional copies. I see no reason, in a case such as this, to feel guilty for making copies for family. I would suggest you scan the photograph onto a disk at at local office supply and then take it to Costco or a similar store. I had trouble making a copy of a photograph I took at a Walmart once, so maybe, they are super sensitive in this area.

[pcsanity]

As I have not been on Princess before, (sailing Golden Jan) I can not vouch for this on Princess, but on Royal Caribbean, we went to their website and got information on their photo release.

 

They sent us a release allowing us to copy any photos that were taken on the ship. I can not remember, but they may even have that release buried on their website. You could look and see. The clerk at the store would not likely know it is a princess ship rather than RC. :rolleyes:

[Cruiseteach]

The first thing I would do is see if any of my friends have a scanner. Better yet, I would recommend buying yourself one. Scanners are relatively inexpensive now(I bought mine at Circuit City on sale for about $50) and you can be pretty digitally-and electronically challenged, like me, and still use them. I have copied a lot of old, old family photos for my mom, who was thrilled, so that, in itself, is a good reason to have one. It's also great for copying and storing important family documents. You can scan photos and documents onto a disk or CD and keep them in a safety deposit box. In the event the originals get destroyed by fire, flood, etc., all is not lost.

Like another poster, I usually try to respect copyright laws, but, in this case, the company charged you $21.95 for each print, approx. 100 times what it cost to make, so I feel they have been adequately paid for their services. Besides, copyright laws are supposed to prevent you from reselling someone else's product to make a profit. You are not going to do that. You are simply copying something you purchased for your own use.

I don't think you would be doing anything wrong.

[jima53]

Don't we all feel so safe and secure knowing that walmart clerks are protecting us from copyright theft... my, i hope it makes them feel so powerful. Funny that most people seem to have problems at walmart andnot too many other places.

 

Jim