On 13/07/16 00:27, Joseph Fox wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but copyright protection laws in the UK usually trump claims of public interest. We'd probably need some landmark court case to prove otherwise.
And....
Just being hearing about the change to copyright law (Clause 52) that will increase copyright from 25 to 70 years after the death of the designer. This takes effect on July 28th. It is a European thing....
Might also affect representations of the design (e.g. photographs).
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chairs_by_designer
Gordo