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(a)dunelm.org.uk> wrote:
2009/1/30 AndrewRT <raturvey(a)yahoo.co.uk>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(a)dunelm.org.uk
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