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On 21/12/2010 2:04 PM, Ian Sergeant wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Nick Hocking <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nick.hocking@gmail.com"><nick.hocking@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Since taking a photo of something entails little or no "independent
intellectual effort",
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On 21 December 2010 13:08, Steve Bennett <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stevagewp@gmail.com"><stevagewp@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">In what context? Obviously artistic photography is copyrightable.
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And even non-artistic photography...
However, this case draws a real distinction between the human process
of originality, and an automated process according to a set of rules.
I've no doubt that if I take a photo out of an aeroplane window that
copyright subsists in that photo. However, it would be interesting to
see what the courts would now make of a satellite taking photos
automatically according to a standard process of the earths surface.
Ian.
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Having just completed my Certificate IV photography course, I can
assure you that any photo taken for private purposes is immediately
copyright to the photographer. Photos taken for commercial purposes
are also copyright, but usually to the person/organisation that
commissioned the work. Even then, the photographer retains "moral
copyright", i.e., the right to be credited if the photo is
published. It's all specifically covered in the Copyright Act.
Satellite photos would probably be copyright to the organisation
that commissioned the photos, because the Copyright Act makes no
distinction as to what type of camera or how it is operated.<br>
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Richard C.<br>
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