Re:Museums with CC0 Collections
by sudobash1 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @05:39PM
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> Photographs of paintings have copyrights that belong to the photographer.
This is highly dependent of the country that you are in. In the case of the US, the courts have ruled that a faithful reproduction (eg photograph) is not original enough to merit a separate copyright (see my like to Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corporation above).
Additionally, the post is not saying that you are required to use the exact photo found in the out of copyright book, but rather that you are required to find a photo (any photo) of the same painting in an out of copyright book.
This is highly dependent of the country that you are in. In the case of the US, the courts have ruled that a faithful reproduction (eg photograph) is not original enough to merit a separate copyright (see my like to Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corporation above).
Additionally, the post is not saying that you are required to use the exact photo found in the out of copyright book, but rather that you are required to find a photo (any photo) of the same painting in an out of copyright book.