Image Copyright Q
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- BusterBoy
A client of a client has claimed copyright over an image they claim to have created. There's no issue here, but I just wanted to determine whether such a generic type shape can be claimed as copyright? Is the fact that it was created from scratch enough, despite the fact there are millions of different versions of this on the web?
- plausible0
do they own this too?
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- plausible0
it's from the 18th century by the way. so no, they probably don't have copyright on it. google Fleur-de-lis if you want to read more about it.
- plausible0
that will teach me to scan wikipedia...
"Decorative ornaments that resemble the fleur-de-lis have appeared in artwork from the earliest human civilizations. According to Pierre-Augustin Boissier de Sauvages, an 18th century French naturalist and lexicographer...."
- BusterBoy0
So no copyright even though it was created from scratch?
- zarkonite0
hahaha that's ridiculous. The fleur-de-lis has been around as a symbol of royalty since at least the 12th century... good luck defending that (C).
- georgesIII0
quelle imbécile,
la fleur de lis existe depuis des centaines d’années...
- BusterBoy0
Yes, I know there a bazillion versions of the Fleur de Lis around. But if you create your own version, can you claim copyright on that particular graphic?
- ribit0
You could claim copyright in your particular variation of it. But what are they actually trying to stop you doing?
- BusterBoy0
Apparently a miniaturised version of this graphic was used in another site as a bullet.
- ribit0
So I guess you will have to do another variation of it?