"On 28 July 2017 at 13:02, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The Tullie House Museum in Carlisle has a number of
objects on loan
from the British Museum,[3] and it appears that it is only those
objects that have any restrictions on photography. I took photographs
of two of these (without any flash), as the restrictions are
shockingly obvious cases of copyfraud, and not for any reason that
might protect the works from damage.[1][2] It seems incomprehensible
as to why the British Museum would ever want to make copyright claims
over ~2,000 year old works especially considering they are not a
money-making commercial enterprise, but a National institute and
charity, with a stated objective[4] that "the collection should be put
to public use and be freely accessible".
That on of the most egregious cases I've ever seen.
I note that the exhibition, according to the web page (your link [3]), is:
"Funded by The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Northwest
Regional Development Agency (NWDA), Renaissance Northwest and Carlisle
City Council."
I wonder whether they're aware of these false claims? I should imagine
Julia Reda would be interested, given that EU money is involved.
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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk