[rollei_list] Re: Copyright Law - in France and the EU

  • From: "Marvin" <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:12:24 +0800

Good point Doug, since the negative was first used in England I hold that it
was an English invention, as to who owns the negative I'm unsure though I
think in France it belonged to the owner of that which was photographed.

Marvin.

 

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At 06:00 PM 12/2/2009, Marvin wrote:



Emmanuel, good to know that we have members from France on the list. I
wonder if you know that when photography was invented, in England and a year
or so later in France, that if one took a photograph the print was the
property of the person who owned that which was photographed, and not the
photographer.
Marvin.


Reminds me of the stories I used to read in National Geographic about some
natives in un-developed countries who wouldn't allow their pictures to be
taken because the picture would capture their spirit.

I suppose those days are over.

A second thought- if a negative was involved in the photo process at that
time, who owned the negative?

DAW

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