So what if the photographers assistant brings cameras to a location and prepares them for shooting, makes sure they are loaded, they are charged, have an appropriate lens on them, and they are ready to go (turned on)? By your logic the photographers assistant would have a Copyright claim on any photos the photographer took.
If Al Gore hadn't invented the Internet the photographer would have place to show his picture - ergo all pictures posted on the Internet are Copyright Al Gore.
Who do you think techdirt should ask for permission to use the photo? The monkey? The argument here is that under several countries copyright law the image (having been taken by a money not a person) is in the public domain because the monkey (for better or worse) is not considered a person/human.
What I think is funny is how photographers love copyright law when it works in their favor but bash anyone who points out when it does not.
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"hateful / illegal speech"
Tell me, who determines what is hateful and illegal speech? DO you, does the government?
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I have.. but I'm slow.
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So what if the photographers assistant brings cameras to a location and prepares them for shooting, makes sure they are loaded, they are charged, have an appropriate lens on them, and they are ready to go (turned on)? By your logic the photographers assistant would have a Copyright claim on any photos the photographer took.
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Touche
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Your a copyright lawyer and you've never heard of "Public Domain" or "Fair Use"?
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If Al Gore hadn't invented the Internet the photographer would have place to show his picture - ergo all pictures posted on the Internet are Copyright Al Gore.
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Who do you think techdirt should ask for permission to use the photo? The monkey? The argument here is that under several countries copyright law the image (having been taken by a money not a person) is in the public domain because the monkey (for better or worse) is not considered a person/human.
What I think is funny is how photographers love copyright law when it works in their favor but bash anyone who points out when it does not.