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An interesting copyright problem. The coin itself is clearly in the public domain. The photograph, however, might not be. Per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp., if the photograph merely duplicates the coin without adding any originality the image is public domain. If the act of photographing the coin required originality/creativity, the image may be copyrighted.
From User talk:Kurt Baty, the uploader does not own the rights, but had permission to use the image in a magazine article. -- Srleffler 07:07, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
What has a coin to do with abortion ?-- Xil/ talk 17:33, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
This image is more important than it may seem. The image shown is a seed or seed pod of a Silphium plant. This is an extinct species; this ancient coin is one of the few surviving images of the seeds of this plant. The shape of the seed is important because it may be the origin of the Heart symbol.-- Srleffler ( talk) 02:14, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
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An interesting copyright problem. The coin itself is clearly in the public domain. The photograph, however, might not be. Per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp., if the photograph merely duplicates the coin without adding any originality the image is public domain. If the act of photographing the coin required originality/creativity, the image may be copyrighted.
From User talk:Kurt Baty, the uploader does not own the rights, but had permission to use the image in a magazine article. -- Srleffler 07:07, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
What has a coin to do with abortion ?-- Xil/ talk 17:33, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
This image is more important than it may seem. The image shown is a seed or seed pod of a Silphium plant. This is an extinct species; this ancient coin is one of the few surviving images of the seeds of this plant. The shape of the seed is important because it may be the origin of the Heart symbol.-- Srleffler ( talk) 02:14, 5 April 2012 (UTC)