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How is this possible? I saw a painting owned by a former client. I was there when their collection was photographed and licensed to the Bettmann Archives, and
by codpiece 6y ago
How is this possible? I saw a painting owned by a former client.
I was there when their collection was photographed and licensed to the Bettmann Archives, and you can be sure that they did NOT release the images.
- colejohnson66 6y agoIs it possible that someone stole it and uploaded it to a site like Flickr claiming it was public domain? I don’t know how this site’s images were collected.
- racingmars 6y agoIf the painting itself is old enough to be out of copyright, then a photograph of it that is just a photograph of the work itself is not eligible for copyright protection. At least that's my understanding. It hasn't crossed the threshold of being a new creative work. But IANAL.