When am I not the copyright owner of a photo that I took? And can a screenshot be considered as taking a digital photo. Technically it's pretty much the same as a digital photo!?
Just curious :-)
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Max
Typophile
Copyright question
No, as far as I know making screenshots (if there is a window of an application in it for example) doesn't make you the copyright holder. I know this because you aren't allowed to use them on Wikipedia (I write articles sometimes) without proper permission (as you probably know Wikipedia does not allow copyrighted images on it without proper permission).
You would only have copyright if it is an original creative effort. For example, taking a photograph of a painting doesn't usually make you the copyrightholder either.
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