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It's governed by the US National Park Service, and it's a derivative work.
by balls187 8y ago
It's governed by the US National Park Service, and it's a derivative work.
- omeid2 8y agoIs there any clear line on what is considered a derivative and what is a copy without substantial deviation?
- balls187 8y agoAs far as I know, no. It's usually up to a Judge to determine. Per this specific case, the USPS tried to argue something along those lines, but the plaintiff successfully claimed that because the statues face was feminized, it was not a copy, but a derivative.
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- omeid2 8y agoThat is ingenious. Considering that Mithras is a man, so a feminine version is easy to argue as substantially different.
- xeromal 8y agoIn the article, the sculptor claims that he made the statue more feminine.
- wesnerm2 8y agoGovernment works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under US law and are in the public domain.