steve v wrote:
--- Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
- If pre-occupation Iraqi law would provide
protection for this photograph, it should be recognized for a period of at least 25 years after the date of first publication. There is ample time before we need to determine whether that period of time should be longer.
Really? This is interesting, because Saddam law might have ruled it illegal to drive tanks over his statues, and take pictures of him in his underwear. Current "law" in Iraq doesnt seem to hold those "rights" inviolate. Theres a similar issue with Nazi-era photographs, etc. Does Germany claim Deutchland™ for anything Fuhrer™?
I don't know whether this is better characterized as irrational or incoherent. There is no suggestion that President Hussein was the personal copyright holder for the photograph. Your ramblings have nothing to do with copyright. It doesn't seem right to want to punish all the citixens of a country just because you don't like its former president.
Ec