Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!mordor!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!felix!trwrb!cadovax!keithd From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Dave Wecker's Ray-traced images not credited Message-ID: <1323@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Jan-87 20:52:32 EST Article-I.D.: cadovax.1323 Posted: Tue Jan 13 20:52:32 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Jan-87 00:50:39 EST References: <2249@bacall.UUCP> <2100@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> <353@neoucom.UUCP> Reply-To: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Organization: Contel Business Systems, Torrance, CA Lines: 19 In article <353@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP writes: >What I'm really curious about is the Deluxe Library diskette with >the digitized impressionist paintings on it. I don't know if they >have obtained the rights to reproduce the images; I'll assume for >the moment that they did. What bothers me is that they imply that >I can freely use the images in my own work. It seems like this >could get leagally sticky, as most of the works of art from the >impressionist era are currently protected under copyright. How do you figure that? The impressionist paintings are all over 52 years old (max copyright). Have the museums since re-copyrighted them? I kinda doubt it, though they may control peoples ability to photograph them. If there's a copyright law that would cover the old masters paintings, I'd like to hear how it works. Keith Doyle # {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd # cadovax!keithd@ucla-locus.arpa