On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:08:52 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>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. :-)
>

I know.

>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.
>

I would have thought that the more people that saw the photograph, the better to
fulfil the purpose.

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

No, I would be chuffed.

Seriously I would be pleased. I would like to be credited but if I saw any of my
PovRay images on the web I would be over the moon. But then, chance is a fine
thing.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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