Talk:Wikilegal/Sweat of the Brow

Clarification

I think this page should be clarified as only discussing US law, or it should be expanded to mention that some countries (Australia and the UK come to mind) do still use the sweat of the brow doctrine. Although based in the US, WMF has international reach, and many projects need to take into account laws of other countries. Thanks, cmadler (talk) 18:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

I will update the intro to note that it is focused on the US version of Sweat of the Brow. Though the article is focused on US sweat of the brow, it does mention the UK version in footnote #63. The skill & labor test is a bit different than the US sweat of the brow and the UK has had a statutory originality requirement since 1988, so it is arguable whether or not the characterization of countries with and without "sweat of the brow" is fully accurate. Bridgeman does claim that the art reproductions lacked requisite originality under both US and UK law, after all. Hahnw (talk) 23:14, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

What about my creation?

What if my cat was born in Canada and I take it to the US and freeze it as a 3D sculpture. Then I take it to Andorra and run it over. This now makes it 2D. I then take it to Italy and take a picture of it. I develop the film in France and have the images mailed to my next stop in Germany. I then go to the UK and scan the images to my laptop. Then I go back to Canada and someone steals my laptop. Can the thieves upload the images to commons as non-threshold of originality in the source country?--Canoe1967 (talk) 23:45, 28 July 2012 (UTC)