Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-27 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
Dear Fran, I am not conserned about the matter, i was just curious about if this was legally ok to do. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:37 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] copy rights

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-27 Thread Lavolta Press
if this was legally ok to do. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:37 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] copy rights Yes, I think it is. There was, BTW, a legal case where an artist took a Victoria's

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-27 Thread Kimiko Small
It may also be that as a foreign artist, he may be working under different copyright laws than we in the US are familiar with. Kimiko --- Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally, I think you should tell them, and then leave it up to them whether to do anything about it. But

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-27 Thread Lavolta Press
As most countries have agreed to respect each others' copyright laws, you cannot legally violate the copyright of someone in a foreign country. Fran Kimiko Small wrote: It may also be that as a foreign artist, he may be working under different copyright laws than we in the US are familiar

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-27 Thread Dawn
Kimiko Small wrote: It may also be that as a foreign artist, he may be working under different copyright laws than we in the US are familiar with. All of Europe is signatory to the Berne Convention. Most of the world is actually. Notable exceptions are Iran, Iraq, Burma, Laos and Cambodia,

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-27 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 8/27/2007 3:30:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It may also be that as a foreign artist Is he an artist? I mean, it looks like bad paint-by-number of someone else's photos... of someone else's display of someone else's

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-26 Thread Land of Oz
Some times we speak about copy rights. I was astunned yesterday when i read a rewiev of a new art exhibition in Copenhagen. A danish painter exhibits his work in Bredgade. There was a link to his work: http://www.gma.dk/index.php?id=37L=0 It is all copyed from the book Dangerous Liasions. If

RE: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-26 Thread monica spence
Hi Bjarne-- How odd it is that someone would paint a picture from a photo of a costume exhibit at the Met. Since it is his original oil painting, it might not be a copyright issue. However, it probably would have been better to credit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the photos

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-26 Thread AnnBWass
That is an interesting question. They are his original paintings, copied from photos in the book. I'm not sure where copyright falls on this issue. If he had posted the photos from the book, yes, he would definitely need permission, and I would doubt very much if he asked for and got

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-26 Thread Dawn
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone with more knowledge may weigh in. I know that artists can copy museum paintings, as long as they are clearly labeled as copies, but I doubt if they can use them commerially. This seems similar. I know that National Geographic does not allow paintings

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-26 Thread ailith
I agree with Dawn - it does look like a derivative work. Years ago I wanted to market a needlework design based on a photo from the newspaper. I did talk to a copyright attorney about it. He said I couldn't without permission from the photographer. The example that he gave was the famous photo

Re: [h-cost] copy rights

2007-08-26 Thread Lavolta Press
Yes, I think it is. There was, BTW, a legal case where an artist took a Victoria's Secret catalog lingerie photo, and did a painting from it for the cover of a romance novel, changing the clothes a bit (such as they were). He was sued and lost. If Bjarne is concerned he should contact the