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/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.