If you're in the UK that doesn't appear to be the case. I'm not particularly versed in copyright law, but take a look at this example where the work was just "s

If you're in the UK that doesn't appear to be the case. I'm not particularly versed in copyright law, but take a look at this example where the work was just "similar" http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/25/Imitated_Image_Copyright_Case http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/25/Imitated_Image_Copyr...