7th April 2011, 10:27 AM
I only mention it because it seems to be a recurring theme in some of your posts. :face-huh:
As a professional illustrator, and someone who has had to give advice to fellow illustrators over the years on copyright issues as well as writing numerous briefing papers to management teams, I'm interested to know why you believe that the work undertaken by diggers is covered by copyright, which under the Copyright Act is defined as protecting:
1. Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works. Artistic works include graphic works, photographs, engravings, sculptures, collages, works of architecture including buildings or models for buildings and works of artistic craftsmanship.
2. Sound recordings, films, broadcasts or cable programmes and Typographical arrangements of published editions.
Photography would be covered - but as employees they/we have no right to copyright. As employees, we do not generate copyrighted material - our employer does.
Similarly with graphic work (site plans/sections etc) but do we really want our site plans classed as 'artistic works'?!
Mind you - with the state of some I've had to deal with over the years 'fantasy art' might be a better description!
Site Reports are a bit more complicated - they are not in themselves covered by the copyright act, unless they contain figure/plates/tables, but do incorporate intellectual property right issues.
As a professional illustrator, and someone who has had to give advice to fellow illustrators over the years on copyright issues as well as writing numerous briefing papers to management teams, I'm interested to know why you believe that the work undertaken by diggers is covered by copyright, which under the Copyright Act is defined as protecting:
1. Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works. Artistic works include graphic works, photographs, engravings, sculptures, collages, works of architecture including buildings or models for buildings and works of artistic craftsmanship.
2. Sound recordings, films, broadcasts or cable programmes and Typographical arrangements of published editions.
Photography would be covered - but as employees they/we have no right to copyright. As employees, we do not generate copyrighted material - our employer does.
Similarly with graphic work (site plans/sections etc) but do we really want our site plans classed as 'artistic works'?!
Mind you - with the state of some I've had to deal with over the years 'fantasy art' might be a better description!
Site Reports are a bit more complicated - they are not in themselves covered by the copyright act, unless they contain figure/plates/tables, but do incorporate intellectual property right issues.