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by ars 4362 days ago
You timed the shot. Don't confuse photo with video.
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dllthomas 4362 days ago
How is timing not selection? And it's still being captured mechanically.

Notice also that many cameras these days will take many shots in rapid succession (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burst_mode_%28photography%29)

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ars 4362 days ago
The difference is in the action of the person, not in the method of the machine.

And a photo is different from a video in the timing factor.

BTW Copyright laws are impossible to mathematically define - they always have a subjective factor: Does this seem creative or not?

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dllthomas 4362 days ago
I don't think there is a meaningful difference in the action of the person.

And damned straight this seems creative. At least as creative as a typical snapshot. Do you disagree?

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