Web sites displaying non-copyrighted works could still be protected under the UK implementation of the EU database directive. There might also be non-copyright

Web sites displaying non-copyrighted works could still be protected under the UK implementation of the EU database directive. There might also be non-copyright reasons why you are not allowed to reuse the displayed works without permission. Just because things are digital doesn't mean you have to comply only with copyright when making a reproduction. It gets even better. This seems to be the court judgement under discussion: https://assets.caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2023/1354/ewca_civ_2023_1354.pdf https://assets.caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2023... I don't want to try to summarize the judgement here, but it clearly was not about museums selling licenses for reproductions of out-of-copyright works. In fact, the judgment declared that copyright infringement had taken place. I have no idea why people use this judgment to further their cause. It seems a poor fit both in subject matter and outcome.