Re: art copyright
- From: Greg Lindahl <lindahl@[redacted]>
- Subject: Re: art copyright
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:04:01 -0400 (EDT)
> Let's see, one museum owns the actual painting but
> can't reproduce it on the web, because another
> museum owns the copyright to reproductions!
This is less radical than you think -- the same situation applies to a
letter that you write to a friend. You own the copyright; the friend
only owns the piece of paper, and can't make copies or republish it
without your permission.
Maybe museums will eventually realize that publishing a low-resolution
picture on the web is the same as allowing a small reproduction in
an art book. You'd think they'd have already figured this out...
-- g