>From www.IPKat.com and with regards to MCN colleagues at SFMOMA, from whom >we expect updates on their latest desserts:
"Cake plagiarism: ... The [Mondrian] cake pictured is served at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). It was originally developed by Caitlin Freeman, a pastry chef who ran the Museum's 5th Floor Blue Bottle Cafe. When SFMOMA reopened after a major refurbishment, it did not renew Blue Bottle's contract, instead giving the space to a new company who are continuing to make the range of art inspired cakes developed by their predecessor. Freeman is understandably irritated by this: "if they didn't want what I was doing, then why is this happening?" she told the San Francisco Chronicle. There is no suggestion, however, that she is contemplating an IP infringement claim: "[the appropriation] is "tacky and gross but there's kind of nothing I can do about it" Freeman said. While it sounds like she has been treated badly by SFMOMA, Freeman has enjoyed success off the back of her work with the museum, seeing her Blue Bottle brand expand across the country and publishing the cookbook Modern Art Desserts." Also: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sfmoma-pastry-plagiarism-504596 Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem ----------------------------- [Insert your disclaimer here] ----------------------------- _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
