On 4/6/06, Robth robth1@gmail.com wrote:
I didn't have any luck getting an answer to this on the wiki, so I'll try asking here. I've been using the {{pd-art}} tag for Greek vase paintings I've uploaded, but before I really go hog wild and start uploading these on a large scale I'd like to be sure that this would be a good idea. So, two questions:
- Are we relatively sure that the Bridgeman Art Library vs. Corel Corp.
case applies to two dimensional art on a non-flat surface? I've seen other users use this tag for that purpose, but I don't know that any of them were any more informed about this than me.
I am not a lawyer, but IIRC, Bridgeman v Corel only applies to two-dimensional copies of two-dimensional works (though it may apply to three-dimensional copies of three-dimensional works). The basis of it is that a "slavishly accurate" copy of a work involves no creative effort, and so cannot establish a copyright separate from that of the original. Photographing a 3D work involves creative effort, in the choice of lighting and camera angle.
- Since that case was a strictly US case, are there likely to be issues
with downstream usability of these images outside of the US?
Images created and published in the US that are public domain under Bridgeman v Corel are probably public domain everywhere else, as well.
-- Mark [[User:Carnildo]]