Copyright in X-ray works

Dear Friends

A few years back there was discussion on this forum regarding copyright protection to x-ray's. I hope members out there have more updated information on the said issue and would share it with me.

Currently the query is whether Copyright in X-Rays are treated on par with photographs..and secondly who is the owner..whether it is the patient at whose instance the x-ray is taken and he is the one who compensates for the work..or is it the
hospital/institution/radiographer who are considered as the authors of such work??

I have a peculiar situation where in a doctor claims copyrights in age old x-ray exhibits of his patients who didnt pay up because they were poor..and hence he claims rights over them..and uses them for commercial purpose and now wants to enjoin others from using it as reference in their respective works...

Hoping with some valuable suggestions..

Regards,

Raza Ahmed Siddiqui
B.Com(H),LLb,PGDIPR,GCIP
ADVOCATE
RAZABHAI (SM)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ATTORNEYS
HYDERABAD, INDIA
Mob : 091-9246531923
Email : razabhai[_at_]yahoo.com
URL : http://www.razabhai.com Received on Wed Mar 16 2005 - 03:35:45 GMT