Fraser Euan White
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I'm trying to decide if you are willfully ignorant or just on a wind up. At the moment I'm voting firmly for the former.
If you want a live(ish) example of the difference between US and UK copyright law then look no further than David Slater's photographer of the macaque. Whilst in the US it was ruled that he
didn't hold the copyright, in the UK he did (and still does).
Likewise Richard Prince could never get away with his abuse of the US Fair Use laws in the EU, because they simply don't exist.
In respect to David Slater's selfie picture of the monkey I wasn't aware that the UK had actually given him the copyright (I may be wrong).
I was aware that a compromise had been reached in respect to funds by 'an out of court' settlement in respect to the sale of the image but not on copyright? (again I may be wrong).
It really is an excellent example of how complex the legal system across borders is though and it shows what an uphill struggle photographers have in protecting their images :-(
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