A couple of things here. Everyone on this list should be conversant in the current copyright law and the most recent revision was the Sony Bono act of 1998. All rights belong to the creator of the work from the day it is made unless that creator either expressly transfers all rights, or some rights, to another party. Even if you are hired to create a work you own all of the rights to that work unless they are expressly transfered by contract. Another thing for folks top be aware of is that the copyright protection also means that there can be no alteration of that work, or material change in the work, rendered by the owner or others without express permission from the artist - this can include issues such as cleaning and conservation, and even setting and siting for works of art created expressly for an outdoor or even indoor setting proscribed by the artist. And yes, it is a little more complicated with a photograph or moving image of an artwork. In this case if there is a commercial use for that image they you will need permission from the photographer or filmaker and the artist. If the image is for private use (or fair use), for a lecture or classroom, or staff training then you are probably OK. I make a distinction between art that is in public view and a work that is within private property or a building - if you can stand on a public street and photograph the work (or building) then I believe that there in no inherent copyright of that image by the creator of the work, I know that this applies to the use / permission of images of people but am not totally positive that it applies to art and objects. http://www.the-artists.org/exh/art-copyright.cfm http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sup_01_17.html http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~csundt/copyweb/ http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/B0602CF7-ABD8-4E42-BA43CC5D1C51DCE8/310/238/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act Cheers! Dave David Harvey Conservator Los Angeles, California On 9/24/07, itsstephieb <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Does anyone know what to do if the owner of an art image and the artist are > not one in the same? Does this mean that anytime they want to give > permission for reproduction/publication, they need to get both the owner of > the image and the artist to grant permission? > > Do these rules apply if the artist is no longer living? > > Thank you for any clarification you can give. > > Sincerely, > > Stephanie > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain > detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line > e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).