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otterleytoday at 6:28 AM1 replyview on HN

No. The producer of a good has no copyright in images made of that good by someone else. Ordinarily, the photographer holds the copyright to an image, unless it was a work for hire.

So if I buy a thing, take a photo of it, then use my photo to accompany a listing for that thing, the manufacturer of that thing has no recourse in copyright law.


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bramblerosetoday at 8:43 AM

Unless the design of the object is copyrightable (which it often is!) in which case the photo is a derivative work.

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