[digital-copyright] Copyright in Anatomical Models?

[ESperr@xxxxxxx]

(apologies for cross-posting)

Greetings! I have a feeling that this has been asked before, so sorry if 
this question seems <pun>derivative</pun>.

What protection does the creator of a three-dimensional work (in this 
case, an anatomical model) have regarding two-dimensional photographs of 
that work? 

To give some context, we have faculty that want to use such photographs of 
anatomical models (models that they have already purchased) in the process 
of teaching their course. Would such photographs be original works in 
themselves, or derivative works of the original object? If the latter, how 
do I go about conducting a fair-use analysis? [For example, I usually rely 
a lot upon "extent", but I have no idea how that would apply in this 
case...] 

Thanks!
Ed Sperr, M.L.I.S.
Copyright and Electronic Resources Officer
St. George's University
esperr@xxxxxxx

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