P3D Re: Computer Graphics, artistry and photography

[roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (John W Roberts)]

>Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 07:10:07 -0700
>From: Gerald Belton <gbelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: P3D Re: Computer Graphics, artistry and photography

>In a derivative work, there are actually TWO copyright owners; the creator
>of the original work, and the 
>creator of the derivative work.  Owning the copyright to the derivative
>work is useless unless you have
>a license from the owner of the original work.  

Good point. There's been a lot of discussion in recent years on sound
samples in music, extracted from earlier works.

>Another example: There have been numerous cases where commercial
>photographs in advertisements 
>have included a globe as a prop.  The makers of the globes file lawsuits
>and win, because the photograph
>violates their copyrights.  

Was that with the globe visible anywhere and at any size within the photo,
or with the globe as a prominent component of the photo?

Note: We're actually discussing two different points here - copyrights,
and credit for artistic creation.

John R


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