Tomas took a number of wedding photos at Maura's wedding.He was paid as the photographer.On all of the photographs,he appropriately noted in the bottom right-hand corner information showing that he was claiming copyright protection.Maura came to see Tomas three years after the initial photographs were taken and requested that he grant her permission to run off as many copies as she wanted at the local photo shop from the pictures that she initially purchased.The photo shop had refused to reproduce the photographs without his permission.When he refused to give her permission to do so,Maura started a heated argument.She told Tomas that photographs are not entitled to copyright protection.She also told him that even if he was correct that there was some copyright protection,it only lasted for two years and that,in any event,damages for copyright infringement are unavailable.
-Regarding Maura's claim that photographs are not subject to copyright protection,which statement is accurate?

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A)Photographs may be the subject of copyright protection.It is not always easy,
however,to determine whether a copyright has been infringed,even when two works are similar.For example,in regard to photographs of a famous scene,two people might independently take very similar pictures at completely different times and without even knowing of each other's work.
B)Photographs may be the subject of copyright protection.It is not always easy,however,to determine whether a copyright has been infringed,even when two works are similar.For example,in regard to photographs of a famous scene,two people might independently take very similar pictures at completely different times and without even knowing of each other's work.
C)Photographs may be the subject of copyright protection.It is not always easy,however,to determine whether a copyright has been infringed,even when two works are similar.For example,in regard to photographs of a famous scene,two people might independently take very similar pictures at completely different times and without even knowing of each other's work.
D)Photographs may be the subject of copyright protection.It is not always easy,however,to determine whether a copyright has been infringed,even when two works are similar.For example,in regard to photographs of a famous scene,two people might independently take very similar pictures at completely different times and without even knowing of each other's work.
E)Photographs may be the subject of copyright protection.It is not always easy,however,to determine whether a copyright has been infringed,even when two works are similar.For example,in regard to photographs of a famous scene,two people might independently take very similar pictures at completely different times and without even knowing of each other's work.

Tomas Took a Number of Wedding Photos at Maura's Wedding