Stephen wrote:
> I can't quite get my head around how a photograph of a piece of public art can
> be copyrighted. And no I don't mean to open up a discussion ;)

Certainly the photograph can be copyrighted. :-)

Plus, making a photograph is reproducing the work, so that's also a 
copyright violation. Just because it's visible to the public doesn't mean 
it's *yours*.  The work was commissioned to get people to go to that part of 
town to look at it. The purpose is defeated if you let people copy it.

Would you object to someone building a copy of your public artwork and 
putting it somewhere else?

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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