Marco Chiesa wrote: > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Teofilo wrote: > >> I should have said it in my previous message : the first and foremost >> priority for France, is that Government-owned museums allow visitors >> who paid their entrance ticket to carry a camera and take pictures of >> paintings and sculptures when the painters and sculptors died more >> than 70 years ago. >> > I partly agree, but keep in mind that the reason why some museum do > not let visitors take photos is not necessarily copyright. For > example, flashes can damage paintings, and I wouldn't like to visit a > crowded museum slaloming between hundreds of photographers with > tripods trying to take a picture of every single work of art present. > Of course, photo technology has developed to a point where flash or tripods are no longer necessary for getting a decent picture.
As I have understood it tripods are banned because some can damage museum floors, or leave ugly black streaks on the floor that are difficult to clean. Ec _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
