[WikiEN-l] Used-with-permission images, a modest proposal

[Alphax]

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Theo Clarke wrote:
> My understanding from museum and gallery folks is that the
> photography is a creative act.  This is substantiated by the
> variations that are possible in the representation of the object (if
> only variations of intensity and hue).  In the case of the page with
> the ruler and scale, the placing of those elements is a matter of
> selection so the image involves demonstrable creativity.  So, the
> image depicted on the page of the book is out of copyright but any
> reproduction of that image can be copyright.  Most museums have a
> fiduciary duty to their trustees to protect the assets of the museum;
> this includes intellectual property.
> 

And yet, we have lots of works by artists which have been photographed
from galleries (eg. a whole bunch of stuff by Vincent van Gogh) on
Commons, and whoever provided those images hasn't come after us with
pitchforks and scythes yet...

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