Yes -- I wrote the original message in haste. And, yes, radiology techs. usually take the CTs, MRIs, x-rays, etc. The radiologists read them.
Also, I didn't get the chance to read the poster's signature line -- halfway distracted by billable hours. On another note, I am interested in hearing about the uniformity or lack thereof with copyright law in countries generally in light of TRIPS, Berne, WIPO, UCC, etc.
When I worked in an x-ray department, when God was four, it was not the radiologist who took they x-rays. That was done by the x-ray techs. The radiologists only reads the x-rays and dictates a report for the physicians. If we are equating anyone to a photographer, should not it be the x-ray tech?
Stella Cone
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From: CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property
[mailto:CNI-COPYRIGHT[_at_]cni.org] On Behalf Of Bhatt, Anjana
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:35 PM
To: CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property
Subject: [CNI-(C)] Re: Copyright in X-ray works
All said and done about the WORK FOR HIRE and hospitals retaining the copyright, is it ethical for the doctor to use a patients records for research or commercial purpose...is it not exploiting?
Anjana
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From: CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property
[mailto:CNI-COPYRIGHT[_at_]cni.org]On Behalf Of Wallace J.McLean
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:26 PM
To: CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property
Subject: [CNI-(C)] Re: Copyright in X-ray works
My cats' vets claim "property" rights in their x-rays, with notices warning you against reproduction, without using the C-word. They may be relying on the files adding value to the practice if they sell, or perhaps to use as teaching or research materials down the road.
> 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...
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