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Fb meme is saying that Fulton County "owns" the copyright on the mug shot and could sue him for the proceeds of selling it...

Posted by zeitgeist Sep 5 '23, 21:41

Naw, it's a public record and any one can use it

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government is generally not allowed to copyright or trademark anything -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 5, 21:45 2
- I think the general rule is that who ever took the photo holds the copyright without registering it. That's probably what they're working off of. -- nm - . Sep 6, 03:42 1
  - That would be the booking clerk, though the county could say it was work for hire -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 11:11

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