On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Gloria Phares <gcphares[_at_]pbwt.com> wrote:
>
> We're not talking about "mere merchandise." The artist did a limited
> (admittedly large) edition of a work, which both he (and apparently
> the buyers) consider works of art. I might not feel the same if the
> artist authorized reproductions on the side of mugs or golfing
> paraphernalia, but on these facts, I think the First Amendment
> argument should be taken more seriously.
Why would that be different? I work with a lot of parodists and they're getting nailed because their medium is t-shirts rather than, say Time Magazine. If something is protected under the First Amendment, the medium shouldn't matter -at all.
Carol Cricow
<carol[_at_]yujean.com>
"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore!" Henry Ward Beecher. Received on Wed Feb 24 1999 - 16:47:59 GMT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.2.0 : Mon Mar 26 2007 - 00:35:34 GMT