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Subject: [Leica] Photography permits Lone Cypress
From: "Joseph Codispoti" <joecodi@clearsightusa.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 17:05:51 -0800
References: <200311202104.NAA16143@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <063001c3afaf$d3c5a970$6401a8c0@lan.artvader.com>
 
From: "Jon" <jon.stanton@comcast.net>


>The "Lone Cypress" in Carmel is another
> instance that comes to mind. If I recall there is a gentle caveat not to
> take pictures for commercial use...that the tree indeed is copyrighted...


Jim Brick put a stop to that some time ago. The powers that be tried to
prevent him from using photos of the tree for profit. Jim took the matter to
court and won. A tree cannot be copyrighted, patented or claimed as
exclusive intellectual property.

Joe




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