[Commons-l] Concerning trademarked images unrestricted by copyrights

Tue Aug 8 07:00:57 UTC 2006

Quoting Fredrik Josefsson <fred_chessplayer at yahoo.se>:
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> This is all based on some persistant users alleged
> comprehension of German jurisdiction where (according
> to the users) "sweat of the brow" is required to
> render something copyrightable.
<snip>

Just the opposite I believe. Merely having created something ("sweat of the
brow") is enough in the UK, but does not suffice in Germany.

Will

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