They can in the UK, where the work of photographing can create a new copyrightI don't think it's ever been tested in court though.
The US says that copyright only occurs where there has been creativity.
(The US says that copyright only occurs where there has been creativity.
the wub - guide onion for the blind,
Thu 18 Mar 2010, 23:46,
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There was a wonderful casewhich sadly I can't find. But a few years an artist saw a great Sci Fi book cover, and did a painting of it. it was huge, but a total copy. However, it had such a visual impact, that it was displayed and valued at more money than the book had ever made. So who gets the money when the painting was sold?
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Thu 18 Mar 2010, 23:50,
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