The article says "Mr Slater, of Chepstow, said he put in a lot of effort which was more than enough for him to claim copyright." "A lot of effort" sounds like "

The article says "Mr Slater, of Chepstow, said he put in a lot of effort which was more than enough for him to claim copyright." "A lot of effort" sounds like "sweat of the brow copyright" to me, which was explicitly rejected by the Supreme Court in the US.