RE: Artists, Museums & Copyright??

From: Robert A. Baron <rabaron[_at_]pipeline.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 08:12:01 -0400

At 11:13 AM 9/28/2002 +0200, amalyah keshet wrote:
>How else could a painting be "published"? That's what museums and
>galleries do: they publish art works in exhibition catalogs. How can you
>"publish" the original? You can only display it.
>
>Seems a perfect example of the mis-fit between copyright law and art, that
>Tyler pointed out.
>
>Amalyah Keshet
>Head of Image Resources and Copyright Management
>The Israel Museum, Jerusalem www.imj.org.il
>Board of Directors, Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu

On the question of publishing "works of art:"

Since unique works of art (singletons) cannot be published in the sense that "publication" is a prerequisite for the period of copyright to commence, is it possible that all such works must be treated as "unpublished" (or unpublishable) works, regardless of whether reproductions (which would receive a different treatment) had been published?

Silly question?

Robert Baron

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Robert A. Baron
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