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Re:Museums with CC0 Collections by sudobash1 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @02:00PM (#34329724)
So if I found an amateur painting that was centuries old in an attic somewhere, and posted a scan of it on my blog, I would then be the copyright holder of that painting? That feels so wrong.
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Re:Museums with CC0 Collections by boppo1 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @03:30PM (#34331039)
No, you would be the copyright holder of your photograph.
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Re:Museums with CC0 Collections by sudobash1 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @04:01PM (#34331435)
My understanding of copyright rulings in the US (eg see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. above) is that a faithful photograph of a painting is not considered "original". Therefore, if I do not have the copyright to the painting, neither would I have copyright over the photo.
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