File talk:Georges Cuvier - Elephant jaw.png
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Is this derivative enough to have no new copyrights?
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Georges Cuvier drew File:Cuvier elephant jaw.jpg in 1798–99. Eric Buffetaut gave this image by courtesy to Michael Benton for publishing in Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record, 1st Edition.[1] The way I look at it, Buffetaut either scanned Cuvier's drawing or traced it, so he should have no copyright to the image, right? Can I upload Buffetaut's derivative work under {{PD-Old}} (and if so, should Buffetaut be mentioned as one of the authors, or just Cuvier alone)? Is there something I have overlooked? Jappalang (talk) 12:52, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
- I haven't looked at the external site, but the basic question is whether the newer image shows scope for individual creativity with respect to the older PD image... AnonMoos (talk) 15:28, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
- A simple tracing that closely resembles the original would generally be considered a slavish reproduction. However, sometimes copiers introduce original variations, such as noticable changes in the background or shading, which would make it an original work. Dcoetzee (talk) 00:19, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
- Well, the outlines of the two diagrams are the same, even the lines of the shading. The reason I suspect it could be a scan, is because Huffetaut's version has eliminated some of the lighter shading. Is that enough to constitute originality for copyright? Jappalang (talk) 02:41, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
- Above discussion copied from Village pump
