On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Teofilo wrote:
I should have said it in my previous message :
the first and foremost
priority for France, is that Government-owned museums allow visitors
who paid their entrance ticket to carry a camera and take pictures of
paintings and sculptures when the painters and sculptors died more
than 70 years ago.
I partly agree, but keep in mind that the reason why some museum do
not let visitors take photos is not necessarily copyright. For
example, flashes can damage paintings, and I wouldn't like to visit a
crowded museum slaloming between hundreds of photographers with
tripods trying to take a picture of every single work of art present.
Of course, photo technology has developed to a point where flash or
tripods are no longer necessary for getting a decent picture.
As I have understood it tripods are banned because some can damage
museum floors, or leave ugly black streaks on the floor that are
difficult to clean.
Ec