Belarus Court Rules This Photo ‘Has No Artistic Merit,’ Can’t Be Copyrighted

Belarus Court Rules This Photo ‘Has No Artistic Merit,’ Can’t Be Copyrighted
ФОТО: petapixel.com

Belarus photographer Anton Motolko received two unpleasant surprises last week. First, he lost a seemingly straightforward copyright suit against a state-run television network; and second, he found out he lost that battle because his photo “has no artistic merit whatsoever” according to an “expert witness.

” It’s one of the strangest, saddest copyright rulings we’ve ever […].

belarus court rules photo has artistic merit

2016-9-15 21:39