Author Topic: Court Rules Copying Photos Found on Internet is Fair Use (Read 4,772 times)

hamradio · « **on:** July 03, 2018, 01:12 AM »

An interesting article...

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A Virginia federal court has made a decision that photographers won’t be happy to hear: the court ruled that finding a photo on the Internet and then using it without permission on a commercial website can be considered fair use.

From: PetaPixel @ https://petapixel.com/2018/07/02/court-rules-copying-photos-found-on-internet-is-fair-use/

rgdot · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2018, 02:05 AM »

Comments by and large on the side of the photographer. What are the chances it would the same if this was about a song (writer/company distributing it)?
Humans

wraith808 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2018, 03:48 AM »

Quote from: rgdot on July 03, 2018, 02:05 AM

Comments by and large on the side of the photographer. What are the chances it would the same if this was about a song (writer/company distributing it)?
Humans

It should be. I wonder what this does for the bit with Elon Musk that just came up.

Author Topic: Court Rules Copying Photos Found on Internet is Fair Use (Read 4,772 times)

hamradio

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