Thought you might be interested in the digital debate from, I assume,
an artist's point of view. This is from the newsgroup rec.arts.fine at
a newsgroup server near you.
 
BTW: I know science centers hire scientists to run them and history
museums, historians. Do any art museums out there have practicing
artists in positions above guard and picture-hanger. Just wondering
since the Met was founded by artists.
 
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In article <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] (Gordon Fitch) writes:
>What exactly is it that Gates has bought?  The term
>"electronic rights" seems pretty ambiguous to me.  I'd like
>to hear more about this purchase.
 
Basically, any electronic media(as opposed to print or current video or viewing
it in the museum), the rights are his, as if he owned the painting.  Any usage
requires going to Bill and working out whatever arrangement he wants, or you
can't have it for electronic.
 
Andy Pearlman
 
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"Someone stole all the paintings in a museum, leaving a building as a ransom
note." "What did it say?" "I don't know, the writer's a deconstructionist."
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