Somewhat related to this thread is the case of a number of years ago when a sculptor made a work closely based upon a photograph by a professional photographer. The sculptor was sued, lost, and, as I recall, underwent some sort of rigorous punishment. Adrienne DeAngelis, Editor Resources in Art History for Graduate Students (http://www.efn.org/~acd/resources.html) On Wed, July 16, 2008 8:21 am, Tim Atherton wrote: >> I don't think that's quite true. A lot would depend on whether the >> photographs you used were in the public domain or not. >> >> For example, let's say that I used photographs taken by Photographer A >> two years ago of an outdoor sculpture that was created in 1829 by >> Sculptor B, and painted a mural from those photographs. Since the >> sculpture was in the public domain Photographer A was not infringing on >> any copyrights, but in creating a derivative work from Photographer A's >> work I was infringing on Photographer A's copyrights. >> >> However, if I had taken the photographs and then painted the mural >> based on them, I would not be infringing on anyone. (etc) > ========================================================= 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).