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Since buildings and items can also be copyrighted, would it be a stretch to add recognition software to the photo app, so that you can't take a snapshot in fron
by Tichy 15y ago
Since buildings and items can also be copyrighted, would it be a stretch to add recognition software to the photo app, so that you can't take a snapshot in front of a copyrighted building or teapot anymore?
Personally I'd say, let's blow up all the copyrighted buildings and things (and erase copyrighted videos, books and music). Since I am not allowed to process their existence in any meaningful way, I'd rather they don't exist at all.
- codingthebeach 15y agoOr a widely-available portable shunting device that broadcasts the "no video recording" code within a certain range. Attach a unique ID to each device. Create a bureaucracy to handle the registration and geolocation of such devices. Schools, libraries, govt offices, would all be equipped with them. Make possession of a jailbroken recording device in these areas a felony, of course. And equip the police with mobile versions so they can create a "cone of silence" around incidents and arrests, putting a stop to those pesky police brutality vids that keep popping up on YouTube.
- brudgers 15y ago[IANAL] In the US the design of buildings and other structures may be protected by copyright. However, this does not affect one's ability to photograph the building or structure and the legal precedents surrounding the commercial use of images containing copyright protected works remain unchanged.