[WikiEN-l] Re: Google Earth copyright (now that you bring it up)

[Matt Brown]

On 1/23/06, Jei <jei at cc.hut.fi> wrote:
>
> Interesting. What about pictures of people? - If I put makeup on my face
> and call it a work of art, and someone takes a picture of me in a public
> place, do my copyrights still apply? Or if I jog regularly and spend time
> shaping and trimming my body, does my unique physique retain it's
> copyrights in a similar photograph situation?

As with most things legal, the answer is probably 'it depends'.  Both
of those could probably win in court with a good enough lawyer, a poor
enough opposing lawyer, and a credulous jury.

-Matt