Oh, you're asking about international. Sorry about that. -- Matt Morgan m...@concretecomputing.com
On Wed, May 29, 2019, at 10:15 AM, Matt Morgan wrote: > 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/mcn-l@mcn.edu/msg04126.html > > Best, > Matt > > -- > Matt Morgan > m...@concretecomputing.com > > 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 │ jhkone...@dia.org<mailto:jhkone...@dia.org> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
