Paul Klee's works are in the public domain owing to the death+70 rule. See this earlier post to MCN-L celebrating that glorious release:
https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg04126.html Best, Matt -- Matt Morgan [email protected] On Wed, May 29, 2019, at 10:00 AM, Jessica Herczeg-Konecny wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have a question about international copyright. I have been scouring > the R&R Handbook and reached out to Anne Young. Anne provided me with a > lot of helpful information and also encouraged me to post to the > listserv (thank you so much for everything, Anne!) > > The Detroit Institute of Arts has a 1924 work by Paul Klee (Swiss, died > 79 years ago) in our collection. I have a strictly commercial use for > the image (definitely not "fair use"). > > 1. Do I even bother trying to figure out if our work is in the > public domain since Klee is an ARS artist? > 2. I have found an image of the work in a book published in Germany > in 1931 (there is a copyright notice at the front of the book). I can > show a good-faith effort for research, and I think this image is most > likely the first time the work was published. I should look at German > copyright law, yes? Does this affect copyright in the U.S.? Or should I > be looking to see when the image was first published in the U.S.? > 3. I should also be looking for "the year the work was sold or > offered for sale by a gallery, dealer, or public auction," yes? And if > this is overseas (which it is in this case), I should look at Germany > copyright law, yes? Does this affect copyright the U.S.? > > We do not have a copyright attorney on staff. I am trying to put > together a "Copyright Project" here at the DIA and so just trying to > get a sense of what this is going to entail. > > Thank you (and feel free to contact me directly). > > Best, > Jessica > > Jessica Herczeg-Konecny > Digital Asset Manager > Detroit Institute of Arts > 5200 Woodward Avenue │ Detroit, MI 48202 > Tel (313) 833-1391 │ [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > 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: [email protected] > > 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/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ 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: [email protected] 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/[email protected]/
