Re: Re: How about a latent image?

From: Keith Taber <ket354[_at_]yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:10:36 -0400

• John Mitchell <Mitchell[_at_]InteractionLaw.com> wrote:

> Undeveloped film is just a set of
> instructions for how the
> chemicals will react with the film to create a work,
> and such
> instructions are not copyrightable.
>

How is that different from a bunch of '1's and '0's in a digital file? The computer, printer and monitor work together to interpret those instructions.

I think the digital 'photo' stored on a memory device is more clearly a 'set of instructions' than the latent image on the film.

If the instructions on the film are not protected, then the instructions in a digital file should not be protected. I don't think that is the state of the law.

By the way, I think the paint by numbers people may disagree with you regarding the copyright in their products.

Keith                 

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