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Old 05-30-2014, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jc666 View Post
What a strange comment.

From a physical or data point of view anyone can own a copy of any work. Just because something isn't your intellectual property doesn't mean you can't own a version of it.

Add to that the fact a photographer (or indeed anyone) can legally assign their copyright to other parties or not claim copyright in the first place.
All the same, he's raising a valid point about people's bullshit tendencies to expect more credit and prerogative for posting a picture than they gave to the actual owner in the first place. Not owning the intellectual property does mean that you don't have the right to distribute it, even if you own a copy of it.
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