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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: devon on October 09, 2007, 15:33
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any thought about this news!
http://communities.canada.com/nationalpost/blogs/toronto/archive/2007/10/05/city-outraged-over-mint-fee-for-one-cent-campaign.aspx (http://communities.canada.com/nationalpost/blogs/toronto/archive/2007/10/05/city-outraged-over-mint-fee-for-one-cent-campaign.aspx)
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Seems ridiculous.
If you have a one cent coin in your pocket it belongs to you ... no?
It is your property.
Therefore you can freely take and sell a photograph of it.
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"“We’ve told the federal government very, very clearly that we do not agree with this,” Mr. Sack said."
That'll probably take care of it.
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crazy
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“The penny is public domain,” Mr. Wanagas said. “This is a coin that many people, if they see one on the ground, they won’t even bend over to pick it up. So let’s be real here.”
Priceless.....
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Seems ridiculous.
If you have a one cent coin in your pocket it belongs to you ... no?
It is your property.
Therefore you can freely take and sell a photograph of it.
Just because it is your property doesn't mean you have the right to use a photo of it in advertising, that's copyright. I don't mind them asserting their copyright over image of the penny (Canada follows UK law closely and the Bank of England does it). I very much object to them trying to assert a copyright on the term "one cent" since it was around before Canada even existed.