[Wikipedia-l] Copyright and web cams

[Erik Moeller]

> The question:  Does the owner of the web cam have any copyright claim on
> the picture that I have downloaded?  I suspect not, because he made no
> creative effort to shoot that particular picture.  I would be interested
> in other opinions.

Before we look at this interesting question -- is the picture actually of  
sufficient quality for Wikipedia? Webcams I've seen so far tended to be  
blurry and low-res, but maybe that has changed.

Regards,

Erik