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Date: | Wed, 17 Apr 1996 01:05:23 -0500 |
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Kathy, thanks for your response. I'm working on a paper regarding this
issue for a collections management course, and I wanted to know how
museum professionals felt about the topic. If you don't mind my
snooping, what is your postion?
Thanks,
Stephanie
On Tue, 16 Apr 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Stephanie,
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> I don't know about all kinds of reproductions but I DO know
> that reproductions that are framed and sold as pieces of
> art (e.g. pages out of the Bev Doolittle books known as
> "book prints") are considered a copyright infringement by
> the publisher.
>
> Why would someone pay anywhere from $300 to $8,000 for a Bev
> Doolittle print when they can have a similar (although not
> limited edition) image on their wall for $150?
>
> However, it IS ok if an individual buys his or her own book,
> and takes a page into a frame shop and asks it to be framed.
> Then, at least the individual knows where the print came
> from and its actual worth.
>
> Kathy Lear
> CREHST
>
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