Re: Fine Art Reproductions

On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Tyler Ochoa <tochoa[_at_]law.whittier.edu> wrote:
>
> On 04/20/99, Timothy Arnold-Moore <tja[_at_]mds.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> > Note that English law did not *and still does not* prevent the
> > creation of adaptations (derivative works) of artistic works.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Is that true? Does that mean that someone in the U.K. can make a
> movie adadptation of a book without the author's (or copyright
> holder's) permission? I have a hard time believing that, so
> perhaps I did not understand you correctly.

Yes it is true but only for artistic works. A book is a literary work (as is a computer program). Artistic works cover things like paintings, photographs, drawings, sculpture, etc.

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