wwp@yahoogroups.com:
Re: Oooops I miss the appointment!
G. Donald Bain 2008-Oct-01 21:15:00
Keep in mind also, that if placed on the WWP web site, the place of
publication (that is to say infringement) would be in the US. Also,
the infringed works would be protected by copyrights in various
countries, depending on where they were created or registered.
Don
On Oct 1, 2008, at 11:58 AM, Keith Martin wrote:
> Sometime around 1/10/08 (at 20:07 +0200) Toni said:
>
>> No image is an "opera dell'ingegno" that means "work of genius":
>> For the italian law I can use them without asking permissions.
>> I think so...
>
> Actually, probably not. I understand your thinking and I really don't
> mean to sound like a kill-joy, but wherever they're from and however
> un-genius-like they may be, images will have automatic copyright.
>
> (The idea that an image must be of a certain aesthetic quality to be
> protectable is not one I'd care to make in front of a copyright
> lawyer or a judge! It also opens up a whole can o' worms regarding
> aesthetic judgement... :-)
>
> It is also worth saying that I personally see this as barely a drop
> of rain compared to the ocean of infringement that we've experienced.
>
> k