Re: Art Gallery Work

On Wed, 03 Mar 99, Derric Oliver <doliver[_at_]jazz.fantasyjazz.com> wrote:

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Um... you're sounding a little incredulous here.

In Mr. Katz's defense, Mr. Delgado could have done a better job of outlining this line of reasoning in his original message. I figured this was where he was going, so I approved the posting. But...

As moderator of the list, I almost decided to bounce the message back to Mr. Delgado for clarification. Although I tend to error on the side of the expression of free speech here, the link from serving as an agent representing an artist in a business transaction with a museum to copyright or intellectual property rights is thin at best. (And more specifically, Mr. Delgado's question pertains to whether any royalties or fees are due the agent, not whether the fees are due the artist -- presumably, the holder of the intellectual property rights.)

While entertainment and agency law may be tangential to copyright in certain cases, I think one owes it to the readers of a list dedicated to copyright and intellectual property to do a pretty good job of spelling out *why* you think your question is pertinent to the readership and mission of this list.

"Because I didn't know where else to post it," isn't good enough in my opinion.

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