I ran across a review of this in the TLS today, when going through back issues at work, and thought it sounded of some interest to many here:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/193763.ctl
"If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it's a good bet that at least half of those words relate to the picture's copyright status. Art historians, artists, and anyone who wants to use the images of others will find themselves awash in byzantine legal terms, constantly evolving copyright law, varying interpretations by museums and estates, and despair over the complexity of the whole situation." ... "Permissions, A Survival Guide explores intellectual property law as it pertains to visual imagery. How can you determine whether an artwork is copyrighted? How do you procure a high-quality reproduction of an image? What does "fair use" really mean?"
I can't comment on the book itself - though I ordered a copy on spec - but it certainly sounds to be promising. Anyone read it?