RE: MORE ABOUT COPYRIGHTS Click the link to read about: The Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd., Plaintiff, - versus - Corel Corporation, et ano., Defendants. 97 Civ. 6232 (LAK)- Their decision was one of the most important copyright decision affecting museums ever filed. The decision was based on both US and UK copyright law. WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE CASE & WHAT WAS IT ABOUT? Go here to find out: scroll down page: englishhistory.net/tudor/art.html WHAT DID THE COURT DECIDE? The Court ruled that reproductions of images in the public domain are not protected by copyright if the reproductions are slavish or lacking in originality. In their opinion, the Court noted: There is little doubt that many photographs, probably the overwhelming majority, reflect at least the modest amount of originality required for copyright protection.... But slavish copying, although doubtless requiring technical skill and effort, does not qualify. In other words, an exact reproduction of an image in the public domain does not possess creativity itself. Therefore, the reproduction is not protected under copyright law. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Its important to me because it allows me to share the beautiful images at my sites. But its important to everyone because it means that museums cannot assert perpetual copyright to works. In other words, museums cannot take a picture of an old painting about to become part of the public domain, claim a new copyright through the reproduction, and do the same process over and over so that the painting never truly enters the public domain. They would simply be taking the work from one private domain to another, thus invalidating the spirit of copyright law. In short, simply transferring an exact image from one medium to another does not create a new copyright. englishhistory.net/tudor/art.html
Posted on: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 23:03:06 +0000
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