U.S. Copyright Office Application Using Photo Mechanic


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    To register the copyright for your photos at the US Copyright Office, you need to fill out a form with up to 750 filenames and corresponding image Titles.  The Text Exporter in Photo Mechanic can help save some time in this process. 


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  • Select the files you want to include in your form 
  • File ▶ Export.
  • Choose "Text Exporter".
  • In the header type in:  Title{tab}Filename.
  • For the body of the export, type in {object}{tab}{filename}.
  • Click Export.
  • Name your file with a .tsv extension.
  • Open that file in a spreadsheet program (like Excel, for example). 


    Here is the link to the US Copyright Office registration portal 

https://www.copyright.gov/registration/


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