News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight. Parent comment

Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by int_19h on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:38AM (#15226191)
Well, copyright is a 17th century legal concept, so I don't see why "extremely provincial and 19th century view" is necessarily wrong?

Artists are welcome to do all kinds of things, such as "given creative control to random elements and processes". But they shouldn't be surprised if copyright law doesn't fully apply to the result.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by coldtea on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @01:43PM (#15229439)
>Well, copyright is a 17th century legal concept, so I don't see why "extremely provincial and 19th century view" is necessarily wrong?

Because it was superseded by 20th and 21st century ones?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by int_19h on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:39PM (#15233081)
The principles and rationale underlying copyright were not superseded. The only things that changed are various technical details, like copyright terms, and applicability across borders.
[ Parent | on HN ]