----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" Subject: Re: A weird little story of Copyright
That gets into some strange territory. Copyright in most countries protects your image (the photo) from commercial use by others. The painting is clearly a derivative work. In some countries derivative works are not allow without permission, in others they are. Even the courts do not seem to understand the copyright laws. It is clear that copyright (USA) does not protect ideas, only the results of the ideas, but in some cases the courts have ruled as if the idea is protected. I have no idea what the specific laws say in your country. Interstingly, and a bit closer to home, Eastman Kodak managed to run afoul of Polaroid's instant print process, not because they copied the technology (they didn't), but because the court agreed that Polaroid had claim on the instant print concept. It cost Kodak close to a billion dollars in late 1980's US currency. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
