In reviewing some older emails, I came across the announcement for a conference by the College Art Association in April 2008 -- the topic of the conference included:
Who owns the Mona Lisa? In Bridgeman Art Library Ltd. v. Corel Corp. (S.D.N.Y. 1999), Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled that exact photographic copies of two-dimensional public domain works of art are not copyrightable under U.S. law, because such images are not original. Yet nearly a decade after that decision, copyright in many such images continues to be asserted. Any lawyers or other copyright types on this list who may be interested in writing a short article based on this topic? Let me know and I'll provide further details. Thanks. Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris http://copyrightlaws.com
