All Right Reserved

For more than 10 years, I have shared some of my work for free on Flickr, accumulating more than 89,000 pictures. That does not mean in any way that those pictures are not important to me. I love them, and by sharing them, I hope that the audience feels at least a fraction of what I felt when I took them. I do not add any restrictions on downloading or sharing; I only add a copyright notice. Expecting the courtesy of crediting the source. 

What does this copyright notice mean?

 

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"All rights reserved" is a copyright notice meaning the creator retains all exclusive rights (reproduction, distribution, etc.) to their work, prohibiting others from using, copying, or adapting it without explicit permission, serving as a warning that the owner intends to enforce their intellectual property rights under law, though it's no longer legally required for protection in most countries.

What it means: 

Exclusive Control:
    The owner has the sole right to copy, distribute, display, perform, or create new works from the original. 
    Permission Needed:
    Anyone wanting to use the work must first get written permission from the copyright holder.
    Warning:
    It's a clear signal to others that the creator takes their intellectual property seriously and will legally protect it. 

How it works in practice:

    Automatic Copyright:
    Under modern law, copyright protection is automatic upon creation, so the phrase isn't strictly necessary for protection.
    Common Notice:
    It's still widely used in copyright notices (e.g., "© 2026 [Name]. All rights reserved.") as a reminder and deterrent.
    Historical Origin:
    It stems from older laws, like the Buenos Aires Convention, that required such a statement for protection, a requirement now largely obsolete due to international treaties like the Berne Convention.

A little thing like this means more to me than all the money I could have asked for any of those pictures.

 If you need pictures without any copyright restrictions, please check my portfolio.