As we're uploading from the UK, then UK rules also apply to us.

Something additional to bear in mind: we have a thing called database
rights, which this probably falls under, and effectively gives them
copyright over their images for 15 years.

The best thing to do is to try to work with them... :)

Mike

On 30 Jan 2009, at 20:08, Mark (Markie) wrote:

> in the US they dont, and since thats where WMF servers are thats
> the rules that apply for us.
>
> regards
>
> mark
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Andrew Gray
> <andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk> wrote:
> 2009/1/30 AndrewRT <raturvey@yahoo.co.uk>:
> > My knowledge of copyright law is limited, but surely if the BBC
> > creates a photograph of an object which is in the public domain,
> they
> > still own the copyright to the photograph?
>
> Probably.
>
> In the US, this doesn't apply. In the UK... it probably does, but
> there isn't much recent caselaw AIUI and if someone took it to court
> it could potentially go either way. I'd bet on the court ruling for
> them retaining the rights, though.
>
> --
> - Andrew Gray
>  andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk
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