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A question, Can a photo "style" have a copyright?

The reason I ask, is I have seen a "Limited Edition poster" of "Queens of the Stone Age" (see Photo) which is worked around the idea of the "Queen 2" album cover.

Now you may say that "Mick Rock's" photo shoot & the Bohemian Rhapsody Video, is a copy itself of the "Marlene Dietrich" Photo shoot from years back.

But can anybody Legally recreate somebody else's album cover, in their style, including the font?

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Joyful the sound
it's not really a rip-off is it?
how can it be? the album barely charted outside of the UK (no5) - Japan (no26). So it's not as if QOTSA are looking to make big sales off the back of something famous.
if they were they'd have used Abbey Rd - as many many artists have
go deo na hÉireann The best QZ epoch: BG17-00 (Before Gerry 1996-2013)
Isn't Josh Homme a friend of Rogers? I know Roger is a fan of Them Crooked Vultures. Josh also featured on the Killer Queen tribute album.
'Imitation is the highest form of flattery?'

Maybe there's a comment in their liner notes.

I think back 40 years, and when I saw the Queen II cover for the first time. I thought it was a homage to 'Meet the Beatles' (With the Beatles).

Van Halen's 'OU812' certainly was (amongst others).

Enjoyed the Blur video and the BoRhap-ish bit.
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That photo was fan made as I remember. Josh Homme all time favorite album is ANATO according to an old interview and he's a big queen fan
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The cover itself is 100% in order. No plagiarism there. The Queen(s) logo in the top left corner is a little more complicated, I think.
Not Plutus but Apollo rules Parnassus
Marlene Dietrich?
Martin
Who cares? That's a great image!
I suspect Queen would view it as a tribute, no copyright issues I can see there
"It is better to sit in silence and have people think you're a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt"

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