DJA wrote:
Michael O'Keefe wrote:
Bad example. Ansel Adams would have been able to make money without
copyright laws, the same way a sculptor or fine furniture craftsman
can make money without the existence of copyright laws.
Not a fair comparison (God let's not have Yet-Another Copyright
thread!) since sculpture and chairs can't as easily be "copied", as
works of art can be.
It's no easier to faithfully a photograph (i.e. to the degree that the
copy has any practical economic value and is not seen as an obvious
fake) than it is a painting or a sculpture.
It doesn't matter, even if it's an obvious fake. There are plenty of
posters around of great paintings and photographs. That's where the
work-for-pay is different for "paper" based art, rather than woodwork or
sculpting. The paper based art is easily reproduced, and the artist
can't "as easily" make money compared to a carpenter or a sculptor
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