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Do we need permission to copy a photograph of an artistic work from a book?
1.6.2008

Photographs of artistic works may contain two separate copyrights: copyright in the artistic work (for example, a painting) and copyright in the photograph of the artistic work. Permission will generally be needed from the owner of copyright in the artistic work (unless the copyright has expired). As noted earlier, a photograph that simply reproduces the entire artistic work may not be separately protected by copyright.