Re: museum rights

>> The museums hold the rights to the work in their
>> collections.
>
>But if the copyright has expired in the painting, then copyright
>cannot be the basis of the museum's rights. If there is no copyright
>and the museum did not object to the taking of the picture at the
>time it was taken, then what is the basis of the museum's right to
>object at a future date?

Just to play devil's advocate here, what if you got the picture over their objection. Then you left with the picture that you later developed not withstanding their objection at the time. I suspect their is still no copyright violation here, since the copyright expired.

Is their any other possible legal recourse open to the museum, given their objection at the time? Some kind of misappropriation? Any thoughts on this. I know we are a little off copyright here.

Sincerely
Henry Manaster Received on Wed Jan 26 1994 - 02:41:41 GMT