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Some of those are donations, some is from selling trump stuff with his mugshot on it...
But the Fulton County Sheriff has a copyright on the mugshot, and can sue him for any profits off that stuff. Not sure if using the picture can get them the donations, but there's no reason not to try.
Is that the case for Georgia state agencies? At the federal level, works created by a federal employee as part of their job are not subject to copyright; they're automatically in the public domain. However that rule doesn't apply to states and different states have different rules. This Wikipedia article on the subject doesn't include Georgia.
Apparently it is.
Yeah, I’d be surprised if a public photo was subject to copyright. Upside is that anyone ELSE can sell them.
Some US states do hold copyright over state workers' work. This isn't illegal under federal law (though maybe it should be).
So the old lady at the DMV owns all our ID pics?
No, as with all other work done as part of employment, the employer (in their case, the state) owns the copyright.
It was released by Fulton County, but they own the rights to it. They might end up buying a new fleet of cruisers over the copyright settlement.
I’d be investing in riot gear, but then again I’m sort of hopeful as a person.