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Can you copyright your name in doing photography for friends?

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No.

Names, titles, common words/phrases, etc cannot be copyrighted. They can, in some cases, be protected by trademark registration

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How do you copyright your name?
You don't. Names, titles, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. In some cases, however, names can be registered as trademarks.
How can you copyright a name?
When it comes to a name, you are better off seeking a Trademark for it.Regarding copyright, different countries have different avenues for copyrighting any form of media. See the related links for...
How did photography get its name?
Examine the word itself; "PHOTOGRAPHY" It come from two individual words. Photo meaning "Light" and Graph meaning "To Write" Literally it means: "To Write with light" I cannot think of any better...
Where to copyright a name?
Names, titles, and common words/phrases cannot be copyrighted. Under some circumstances they may be eligible for trademark protection, however.
How do you copyright photography?
Its automatically you're intellectual property the moment you click it. You dont copyright it