Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.

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Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. 36 F. Supp. 2d 191 (S.D.N.Y. 1999), was a decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which ruled that exact photographic copies of public domain images could not be protected by copyright because the copies lack originality. Even if accurate reproductions require a great deal of skill, experience and effort, the key element for copyrightability under U.S. law is that copyrighted material must show sufficient originality.

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• Full text of the court's ruling http://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/36_FSupp2d_191.htm
• The Right to Display Public Domain Images http://englishhistory.net/tudor/art.html