Reply to post: The justification for copyright on photos can be weak at the boundaries

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JeffyPoooh
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The justification for copyright on photos can be weak at the boundaries

Somebody takes a picture and then later notices the flaming airliner in the background. Jackpot.

Situation lacks any moral justification for copyright other than pure luck.

Photographers are mostly technicians, not artists. Even the ones that try to create art.

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