Re: R.M.S. Titanic

On 98-03-28, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Robert Panzer <bigbusie[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 98-03-26, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I suspect that the case is not so much with regard to an intellectual
> > > property right as it is to physical access; i.e., RMST's "exclusive
> > > right to photograph Titanic" may be akin to a museum's exclusive right
> > > to photograph its holdings.
> >
> > What statute or case law says a museum (particularly a public one, as
> > most probably are) has exclusive rights to photograph its holdings??
>
> I'm not aware of any such statute or case law. That's why I wrote "I
> suspect that the case is not so much with regard to an intellectual
> property right as it is to physical access."
 

Now I am more confused. Maybe I am misinterpreting what you wrote. From your March 26 post, the way you worded it, it sounds to me like you are saying that museums have an exclusive right to photograph their collections. So, I am asking what is the basis of this exclusive right?

Robert Panzer
Executive Director
VAGA
Visual Artists and Galleries Association bigbusie[_at_]aol.com or rpanzer.vaga.erols.com Received on Tue Mar 31 1998 - 03:56:36 GMT