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Re: Why are museums so far behind??? -- actually, who's out there
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Jim Czarniecki <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 Dec 1994 23:32:21 CST
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On Thu, 01 Dec 1994 03:07:03 -0500,
Holly Trimper  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
> . . . how can museums sell the copyrights to artworks, when
>the artworks and other objects are not actually *owned* by museums but held
>in stewardship for the public trust?
 
Holly, someone may have already responded, but just in case:
You do not have to own an object to own the rights. Its sort of like
derivatives--the "whole" is split up into parts.  Michael Jackson doesnt
own _Yesterday_, only the rights to its royalties.  Best, Jim
 
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