Copyright and the Use of Images as Biodiversity Data

Citation: Willi Egloff, Donat Agosti, Puneet Kishor, David Patterson, Jeremy A. Miller (2017/03/06) Copyright and the Use of Images as Biodiversity Data.
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Summary

Describe what taxonomic images are, argues are unlikely to be subject to copyright because they were made according to conventions intended to facilitate comparison with other works.

Provides an updated "blue list" identifying "elements which may reasonably be expected to occur in taxonomic works and, because of their compliance with conventions, lack the creativity that makes copyright applicable."

Theoretical and Practical Relevance

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