https://creativecommons.org/2024/01/18/uk-court-clears-path-for-open-culture-to-flourish/
In November 2023, the Court of Appeal in THJ v Sheridan¹ offered an important clarification of the originality requirement under UK copyright law, which clears a path for open culture to flourish in the UK.
A game-changing ruling
In setting the copyright originality threshold, the court stated: “What is required is that the author was able to express their creative abilities in the production of the work by making free and creative choices so as to stamp the work created with their personal touch.” Crucially, the court affirmed that “this criterion is not satisfied where the content of the work is dictated by technical considerations, rules or other constraints which leave no room for creative freedom.”
Obwohl die für die USA grundlegende Entscheidung Bridgeman v. Corel (1999) auch das UK-Recht geprüft hatte, wurde sie im Vereinigten Königrecht nicht allgemein akzeptiert. Mit dem Grundsatz “what is worth copying is worth protecting” scheint es aber jetzt vorbei.
OpenEdition schlägt Ihnen vor, diesen Beitrag wie folgt zu zitieren:
Klaus Graf (19. Januar 2024). Wegweisendes UK-Urteil zur Reproduktionsfotografie. Archivalia. Abgerufen am 7. Dezember 2024 von https://doi.org/10.58079/vmo6
