Copyrights taken too far

[The Mullinator]

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/02/12/179212.shtml?tid=153&tid=155

Its crap like this that makes me mad. :flame:

 

[Ames]

Windy City, blow me.

Everyday, something new destroys my view of how stupid humanity really is.

God damn. This is ****ing appalling!

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 17, SECTION 106A, COPYRIGHT LAW ON WORKS OF VISUAL ARTS [cornell.edu]

(c) Exceptions.
(3) The rights described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any reproduction, depiction, portrayal, or other use of a work in, upon, or in any connection with any item described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of the definition of "work of visual art" in section 101, and any such reproduction, depiction, portrayal, or other use of a work is not a destruction, distortion, mutilation, or other modification described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a).

There. Got it? IF YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF A WORK OF VISUAL ART, YOU ARE NOT COMMITTING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT!

I'm sorry, this just pisses me off. The creator can not do this. The ****ing balls and arrogance of some people, goddamn!

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

In my opinion that thing looks horrid. Wouldn't there also be the problem of the sunight reflection at certain times?

 

[theGreenBunny]

What are they going to try next? Make you sign an NDA if you want to walk through that park?

 

[StardogChampion]

Hehehe, http://flickr.com/photos/search/tags:cloud+gate/tagmode:any/.

But yes, this is taking it too far.

 

[bliink]

Only one thing to do: go to that park, and take as many pictures of the thing as you can.. then put them in every letterbox within 10 miles. Mail some to the artist, and the cops too, the city council etc... with you smiling next to it and giving a thumbs up. :thumbs:

Hey.. if you get busted, it'd be well worth it heh

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

Only one thing to do: go to that park, and take as many pictures of the thing as you can.. then put them in every letterbox within 10 miles. Mail some to the artist, and the cops too, the city council etc... with you smiling next to it and giving a thumbs up. :thumbs:

Hey.. if you get busted, it'd be well worth it heh

It wouldn't matter because they'd lose in court as they can't apply a copyright to that.

 

[bliink]

It wouldn't matter because they'd lose in court as they can't apply a copyright to that.

Well, it'd still be a cool way to end up in court

 

[StardogChampion]

What rights do people have with physical pieces of work? I guess selling a photograph wouldn't be right.

 

[mindless_moder]

if it was only for pics for comercial purposes then it would be ok ...
i dont really see the problem ?
its reasonable ....

 

[bliink]

if it was only for pics for comercial purposes then it would be ok ...
i dont really see the problem ?
its reasonable ....

Its in the public domain, yet it is copyrighted.