Re: Danish Copyright

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Linda Cullen <lcullen[_at_]sipress.si.edu> asked:
>
> We would like to use a color illustration done by H. Gruvold, who
> died in 1940. The work in which the illustration first appeared was
> published in France in 1930.
>
> So, am I correct in assuming that his painting, which was published
> in a French publication, falls under Danish copyright law?

At least...

> If so, does anyone know the duration of copyright in Denmark?

The Danes being good Euro-legislators, I assume it's life + 70.

According to

  http://www.ifrro.org/members/index.html

you should contact

  http://www.copydan.dk/

Failing that, you can check with the Danish Journalists' Union

  http://www.journalistforbundet.dk/

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