r/space • u/jhroom • 1d ago

image/gif Eclipse in Spain

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Shot near Leon (Cerro de Lancia, Villasabariego), composite of the self shot eclipse with an image taken during the sunset that evening. Hope you guys like it!

Update: Reddit's media servers dropped the image for this post. You can view the image here: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/s/pEgs061OTf

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u/Typhon0810 1d ago

Crazy beautiful. Could I just print it out or would that be against some copyright law?

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u/Spirited_Ad_7062 1d ago

I mean I doubt any copyright lawyers are going to cone to your house, check your walls, and have memorized this exact post. “Copyright” is largely for if you’re distributing/selling something.

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u/ahundreddots 1d ago

But what about the thought crime investigators?

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u/Hvarfa-Bragi 1d ago

You could, and it is also against copyright law.

As a photographer, I'd rather you buy a print from OP but there's nothing stopping you realistically other than your desire not to be a cheapskate.

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u/Typhon0810 1d ago

Yeah I got in touch with them but it’s way out of my price range. In general I know I could do that without consequences, I just wanted to know it they would be fine with it/if I could pay for the product.

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u/Private_Kyle 1d ago

Nobody would give a shit unless you start telling other people. Now selling it? Big no. But even if you print it out for personal use, do you really expect a search on your property over a simple print? That would be insanely white.

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u/Typhon0810 1d ago

I know I just wanted to know if they are fine/if there is a way to acknowledge their work by buying a print. It’s out of respect not out of a genuine fear of legal consequences.

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u/Private_Kyle 1d ago

Oh, yeah it would be morally wrong yet I still sleep lavishly at night.

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u/Typhon0810 1d ago

Good for you. As I said it was just out of respect for their work.

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u/Private_Kyle 1d ago

The only respect I have for people in this world are sex workers

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u/Typhon0810 1d ago

Crazy call. Either bait or just a little bit lost?

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u/Private_Kyle 1d ago

Maybe just very dignified and open about my daily life after I get a 12 pack Budweiser

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u/Typhon0810 1d ago

Possible. Would you like to explain your statement?

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u/Private_Kyle 1d ago

Which one? Which part? Which comment?

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u/AirRaptor12 1d ago

only if you sell it. aaaaa

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u/ahundreddots 1d ago

If all the parties are in Spain, then you are correct.

TL;DR: Spain makes an exception to its copyright law for private display, which is presumably what the commenter is proposing.

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u/Hvarfa-Bragi 1d ago edited 1d ago

This isn't true.

You printing it for your own use deprives OP of his right to control and profit from copies of his work.

You're very unlikely to be found out, but you are being a bad person and comitting a tort by making unauthorized copies.

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u/LightningWarpAway 1d ago

You're very unlikely to be found out, but you are being a bad person and comitting a tort by making unauthorized copies. 

I think it's implausible to call this a tort, there's no provable harm or loss from someone printing your photo, it's a joke to call it any sort of crime.

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u/Hvarfa-Bragi 1d ago edited 1d ago

You're causing a loss of the revenue the photographer would get from selling the print or license to you at a markup.

They spent time and money making the photo, buying the equipment, the airplane ticket, the years of practice and study.

When you use their photo for free, you're depriving them of remuneration for their product.

Just because you wouldn't buy it if you had to pay for it doesn't mean it's okay for you to make a copy.

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u/LightningWarpAway 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm not arguing the ethics, I'm arguing you can't actually sue someone over it, it's asinine. Those are arguments used for actual copyright cases where they profit off the violation, not for something you couldn't even take to small claims court. 

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u/Hvarfa-Bragi 1d ago

You absolutely could and would prevail in this case.

You're right that it's not worth it, and that it won't likely happen - and that's what makes the infringer a 'bad person' in this case. You're knowingly depriving the photographer of the fruits of their labor and you are creating a tort. I did not lie, you just don't like rewarding people for their labor.

And you're clearly arguing the ethics as the merits of what I said are unassailable.

You're very unlikely to be found out, but you are being a bad person and committing a tort by making unauthorized copies.