Re: Fine Art Reproductions

On 04/25/99, Timothy Arnold-Moore <tja[_at_]mds.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
>
> 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.

I understand now. I was confused by the use of the term "artistic" works, since I tend to regard almost any type of copyrighted work as "artistic" in the broader sense. U.S. copyright law uses the phrase "pictorial, graphic and sculptural works" to refer to works of the type you describe. Thanks for the clarification.

Tyler T. Ochoa
Associate Professor
Whittier Law School
<tochoa[_at_]law.whittier.edu> Received on Tue Apr 27 1999 - 18:52:37 GMT