[Leica] photography in art museums

[kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy)]

This is indeed because of copyright. The Louvre, for example, cannot 
copyright the Mona Lisa, it's in the public domain, but they CAN copyright 
their reproductions of it and control access to the original making sure 
that nobody else can make reproductions of it.


>From: Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com>
>i don't know, if i ask a guard, all they say is "copyright"--but i never 
>understood 
>how non-sale, family use where the art is incidental to the photo could 
>violate
>i think they are just trying to boost the souvenir shop
>it can be a very unfriendly place if you don't fit their picture of an art 
>lover.
>i remember coming in one day during one big exhibition and being hit with 
>one of those 
> snide what-are-you-doing-here "May I help you?" greetings
>it's too bad the other state museums here are very friendly, welcoming 
>places.