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, > > 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 >