RE: second-hand ownership

[Sandy Thatcher <sgt3@psu.edu>]

There is, of course, the big question whether one can claim 
copyright protection in a photo that is not in itself "artistic" 
(and can't be if it is to be a faithful reproduction of another 
object, like a letter) as though it were an "original" work. The 
general thinking, in the wake of the late 1990s Bridgeman case, 
is that it cannot.

> Generally speaking, payment of fees for the right to publish
> someone else's copyrighted photo allows the one time publication
> of the photo by the liceensee However, you should carefully
> review the language of the rights allowed wed you by the owner.
> The rights allowed may be broader than an one time publication.
>
> Linda K. Hopkins
> Attorney at Law, Intelliware Int'l Law Firm
> 449 South Owasso Boulevard West, Roseville, MN  55113
> Phone: 651-481-0177; Email: lin.hopkins@hotmail.com
Sanford G. Thatcher
Director, Penn State Press
University Park, PA 16802-1003
http://www.psupress.org