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by mod50ack
1280 days ago
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Commons does, however, allow scans of 2D public domain works that have "scarecrow" copyright claims in light of Bridgeman v. Corel (which ruled that such scans/photos can have no copyright in the US due to a lack of original creative content). Commons doesn't accept 2D photos of 3D works because these photos' lighting, positioning, etc. choices can give them original creative content. But a 3D scan isn't likely to contain such creative choices. It may be annoying to make one, but the US does not have "sweat of the brow" copyright. |
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nefertiti_Bust
To be clear, I think the copyright claims are bullshit and it totally should be there, but Commons is very, very conservative in what it allows.