The Swedish police are violating copyright?

[thewayne]

It seems that they wanted to create a database of shoe prints to be potentially used in investigations, they populated their database by downloading the images from the internet. Potentially in violation of copyright law.

I love it.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100903/04490510892.shtml

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/09/2248221/Swedish-Police-Shoe-Database-May-Tread-On-Copyright

Comments

[silveradept]

Awesoem. Y'think maybe they'll realize the noose is drawn too tight and let out some more rope for everyone?

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

That would be nice, but I ain't holdin' my breath.

[silveradept]

We ain't either. Although it is nice to see that Europe does believe in a bridge too far, with the rejection of the ACTA stuff.