Back Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. ALS قضية مكتبة بيردجمان للفنون ضد شركة كوريل Arabic Cas de Bridgeman Art Library Ltd. contra Corel Corporation Catalan Caso Bridgeman Art Library Ltd. contra Corel Corporation Spanish Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corporation French Bridgeman Art Library contro Corel Corporation Italian ブリッジマン・アート・ライブラリ対コーレル・コーポレーション事件 Japanese Perpustakaan Seni Bridgeman lwn. Korp. Corel Malay Caso Bridgeman Art Library Ltd. contra Corel Corporation Portuguese Bridgeman Art Library против Corel Russian
| Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. | |
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| Court | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Full case name | The Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd. v. Corel Corporation |
| Decided | February 18, 1999 |
| Citation | 36 F. Supp. 2d 191, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1731, 50 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1110 |
| Case history | |
| Prior actions | Judgment for defendants, 25 F. Supp. 2d 421 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) |
| Holding | |
| Photographic reproductions of visual works in the public domain were not copyrightable because the reproductions involved no originality. Upon reconsideration and reargument, judgment was again entered for defendants. | |
Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp., 36 F. Supp. 2d 191 (S.D.N.Y. 1999), was a decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which ruled that exact photographic copies of public domain images could not be protected by copyright in the United States because the copies lack originality. Even though accurate reproductions might require a great deal of skill, experience, and effort, the key element to determine whether a work is copyrightable under US law is originality.