[WikiEN-l] Hijack

[Jake Nelson]

Ray Saintonge wrote:
> It doesn't mean that the scan is copyright either; that depends on
> whether there is a creative act in making that scan.

True, though the standard for what constitutes a creative act varies widely.

> A photograph of public property is copyrightable of course, but, at
> least in Canada, taking a picture of an permanently placed building or
> outdoor statue is not a breach of copyright, even if you intend to
> publish the photograph.

Sure, of course not.... wasn't what I was saying. The issue is that many
people will agree that photographs can be creative works, but fail to see
that there's no clear distinction between scans and other photographs.

-- Jake