[Foundation-l] Dead Sea Scrolls

[Ray Saintonge]

On 09/26/11 12:27 PM, emijrp wrote:
> If originals don't have copyright, how can The Israel Museum claim any
> copyright for scans which lack originality?[1]
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp.

The cited case is a US case, and not necessarily binding in other countries.

Claiming copyright is not the same as owning copyright.

Ray

> 2011/9/26 Neil Babbage<neil at thebabbages.com>
>
>> The digital copies of the Dead Sea Scrolls have copyright, not the
>> originals...
>>
>> On 26/09/2011 19:58, emijrp wrote:
>>> Hi all;
>>>
>>> Finally, the Dead Sea Scrolls[1] have copyright[2]. Courtesy of The
>> Israel
>>> Museum. Congratulations.
>>>
>>> By they way: Hi Wikimedia Israel.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> emijrp
>>>
>>> [1] http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/
>>> [2] http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/terms_pg
>>>