Very informative--I have seen the Art Institute and Security pages and they
are good sources...I had not thought to check Google though.

David
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>"Art" and "Law"are usually thought of as separate fields, but the interface
>"Art and Law" is a subject in its own right that may be of interest to the
>artist, to the individual who owns a work of art, to the art dealer, to the
>museum professional, to the lawyer, to the insurer of works of art, to the
>copyright expert, to the archeologist, to the farmer on whose land  etc
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>"Art and Law" therefore brings together many different kinds of people, all
>of whom bring their own unique perspectives and specialisms. It isn't an
>exclusive subject, but an inclusive one, that is what makes it so
>interesting.
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>The Art Newspaper usually carries several very carefully researched
>articles a month which relate to Art and Law, see :
>http://www.theartnewspaper.com/
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>It therefore represents a good starting point for keeping up to date in the
>subject.
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>If you are interested in building up your knowledge in the Art Law field,
>perhaps by taking a distance learning course, then may I suggest looking at
>the Institute of Art and Law web pages at:
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>http://www.inst-of-art-and-law.co.uk
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>You will also find on their Links page a large number of useful links that
>relate generally in the subject which you might find useful to bookmark at:
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>http://www.inst-of-art-and-law.co.uk/links.htm
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>Various Universities also run post graduate Art and Law courses. A search
>using a search engine such as Google (www.google.com) using key words Art
>and Law and Universities will usually find details.
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>Another organisation which circulates information on Art & Law issues via
>its newsletter is the Museum Security Network at:
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>http://www.museum-security.org
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>Hoping that this information will be useful.
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>Antony Anderson
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>From:   Tim McShane[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:   21 September 2000 05:42
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>Subject:        Re: Law and Art
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>Yoshiko:
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>I don't know of a specific job description that would combine law and art
>in
>the museum world, but certainly an understanding of copyright law would
>serve you well in a museum job, particularly in researching and writing
>exhibit text.
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>Good luck!
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>Tim McShane, Collections Manager
>West Parry Sound District Museum
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