Youngest Copyright Owner?

Most probably, you were still sucking your thumb when you were five or six years old. Yes. Just like everybody else.



But not Kale Yohance Fernandez , one of the youngest copyright owners in the country.



Kale’s just turning six this August but his thumb is already busy assisting his other fingers fidgeting with a camera. Not a toy camera but a real, expensive one owned by his father, Dexter Fernandez.



Dexter and his family hail from the city of smiles, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. He is a serious photography hobbyist and goes by the name Manong Kodakero. He specializes in documenting weddings, events and parties. He also does product shoots and private photo sessions in Boracay Island, Bacolod, Kalibo, Himamaylan, and Metro Manila.



He noticed Kale’s curiosity in photography when Kale was still a toddler. Kale would always touch the camera being used to take pictures of himself. And later on, he would try to grab the camera from his father.



So Dexter nicknamed him Junior Kodakero. And when Junior Kodakero was already big enough to take pictures by himself, he got his first assignment (from who else but The Senior, Manong Kodakero, of course).



It was the documentation of Brazilian Capuera Showmanship at the Event Center of SM Bacolod held last February 2011.



Well, did he do it right?



See for yourself. Photos taken by Kale can be viewed at Dexter Fernandez’s Facebook account.



As for being one of the youngest copyright owners in the country, all Kyle has to do is to sit back, relax and then shoot some more. More photos will mean more of his creations and works that can be attributed to him as the creator.



Yes, that’s right. One doesn’t have to be “old” or at the right age to be a copyright owner. All one needs is originality, creativity, time and effort. And voila, you can be a copyright owner of anything that you make or produce.



Learn more about being a copyright owner. Check Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society at filcols.blogspot.com.



Written by Beverly Siy