Re: copyright of photoreproduced text
- From: Anders Thulin <Anders.X.Thulin@[redacted]>
- Subject: Re: copyright of photoreproduced text
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 07:52:17 +0200
Doug Cooper wrote:
> Does anybody know the extent to which a photoreproduction
> of an uncopyrighted text can be copyrighted?
It's protected to the full, as a photo is a new artistical work.
Microfilms of books and newspapers, for example, are so protected,
and from what I understand of the (Swedish and European) legal
literature, making reproductions of microfilms requires the
permission of the owner of the copyright of the photo.
Many libraries insist on these rights: reproducing any
copies they made for you requires their permission, and usually
a fee.
The only way around it that I know is to use the photoreproduction
as a manuscript, and reset the text.
--
Anders Thulin Anders.X.Thulin@[redacted] 040-661 50 63
Telia ProSoft AB, Carlsgatan 6, SE-201 20 Malm, Sweden
[Moderator: Note here that the reply assumes the laws of Sweden
and/or the European Union apply. Different rules may apply in
other countries. - JMO]