Philosophical problem here - any photographer has
immediate copyright in
even their own latent image. The original model is not being copied.
The photographers is creating a new copyright work of their own
authorship when the photographer makes a photograph. Photographers do
not "take" anything, in this context, they "make" new copyright works
of
their own authorship at each click of their camera shutter release
button! If a photographer were to put down their camera and construct a
duplicate model ship, THAT might be copying the original model.
Photographing is not copying, in this context. The premise below is
wrong for non-flat (two dimensional) original works of art (art =
artifact, not capital "A" "Art", meaning "expensive stuff in
museums",
not what we're talking about here).
Philosopical problems aside, copyright law isn't only about the right to
copy. From Wikipedia:
"Several exclusive rights typically attach to the holder of a copyright:
*to produce copies or reproductions of the work and to sell those copies
(including, typically, electronic copies)
*to import or export the work
*to create derivative works (works that adapt the original work)
*to perform or display the work publicly
*to sell or assign these rights to others
*to transmit or display by means of digital audio transmission (XM
Satellite Radio, Sirius)"
The original question is, however, interesting.
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Ystävällisin terveisin,
Samuli Lintula