Re: Bye Bye First-Sale Doctrine (WIPO bill)

From: <akeshet[_at_]netvision.net.il>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 98 21:09:21 PDT

On Tue, 8 Sep 1998, Laurel Jamtgaard <laurelj[_at_]arl.org> wrote:
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> Is the answer the same if the collector purchased the original
> painting in Paris? If so, won't this be a huge headache for the
> exchange of special museum exhibits or do such exchanges already
> involve communication with copyright holders?

Yes, they do. If a work of art in copyright will be reproduced in an exhibition catalogue or other publication accompanying the exhibition, the permission of the copyright holder (artist) is sought.

> I would expect that museum exhibits would not be a problem unless
> the works were actually sold, leased or donated while in the U.S.
> (e.g. possession changed hands). But exchanges between U.S. museums
> would be trickly if any of the works exchanged had been originally
> distributed by the U.S. copyright holder overseas... Is anyone else
> confused by this?

Definitely.

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amalyah keshet
head of visual resources, the israel museum, jerusalem e-mail: akeshet[_at_]netvision.net.il
date: 09/12/98
visit our web site at http://www.imj.org.il

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