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> "Ms. Highsmith has stipulated that her photographs are in the public domain" - Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/482_high.html http://www.l
by rm999 10y ago
> "Ms. Highsmith has stipulated that her photographs are in the public domain" - Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/482_high.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/482_high.html)
> "Highsmith says she never abandoned her photo copyrights" -article
Yikes, that seems like a big misunderstanding. I would guess the LOC has a process to transfer the ownership of photos. If so, she probably signed away her copyrights without realizing it (???)
Either way, what Getty is doing is terrible and wrong. I don't see how she can sue for copyright damages if she doesn't have the copyright, but I hope they're punished for it. I'm not a lawyer, so someone please correct me if I'm misunderstanding something here.
- anarres 10y agoI believe you are correct, but I suspect that's why she's not actually asking damages for copyright infringement, but for DMCA false copyright information. Anyone injured by that can sue: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1203 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1203 It's a really big deal that this obscure section in DMCA (1202/1203) can be used for this, and I believe she has a good case.