Just because you (or your institution) may own a
painting or photograph it does not mean that you own
the copyright. There is a big misunderstanding
especially in museums about what rights a person has
to reproduce an image. If you have a question about
who owns the copyright I would try to get in touch
with some of the major licensing houses in the country
that the work was created in. If the musuem doesn't
know who owns the copyright, a licensing rep. could
probably lead you in the right direction.
-Carey

--- Carol Kocian <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>      I also hear that there is a right of ownership
> of the object, separate
> from copyright.  When I visited museums and
> photographed objects in their
> collection, I signed an agreement that I would need
> additional written
> permission if I wanted to publish the photo I took.
>
>      It's similar if I took a photo of an old
> painting, or a page in an old
> book. (Old meaning out of copyright.)
>
>      I've been curious about something - if I owned
> an object and then sold it,
> I suspect I have rights over the photos I took of it
> at the time of my
> ownership.  Even if I sold or donated it to a museum
> with strict policies on
> the use of photographs of their property.  Any
> thoughts there?
>
>      -Carol
>
>
> Audra Oliver <[log in to unmask]> said:
> > Last I knew there was a ruling that said
> photographs of works of art needed
> to show their own originality in order to be
> protected by copyright.
>
>
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