On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Zev Sero <z...@sero.name> wrote:
> On 24/12/2010 12:56 PM, Elias Friedman wrote:
>> The new policy is still too restrictive for commons:
>>
>> "...we do insist that all images personally shot be used ONLY for personal 
>> reference. They cannot be published for commercial use."
>
> They can say that, but why would anyone have to listen?  On what authority
> do they purport to restrict what you do with the photos once you take them?
> If the objects you photograph are not themselves copyright, then the
> copyright on the photos belongs to you.

Well, there is the issue of property and contract law, and whether
you're violating the "contract" that you got the admission and ticket
under.

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)

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