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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
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Subject: Re: Dave Wecker's Ray-traced images not credited
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Date: Sun, 18-Jan-87 02:56:30 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 18 02:56:30 1987
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Summary: I think they renewed the copyright.

> 

> How do you figure that?  The impressionist paintings are all over
> 52 years old (max copyright).  Have the museums since re-copyrighted
> them?

I might have been wrong about some/all impressionist paintings
being protected.  I was going on the experinece that I had when I
was in Paris two years ago.  At the Louvre, you're not restricted
in carrying a camera and can photograph anything in sight as long
as you don't go waving a flashbulb around.  At the Gerre du Pomme
(sorry if I misspelled that!) that houses Impressionist era work,
they are very surly about confiscating one's camera while in the
galleries.  I asked the interpreter why that was, and she said that
is was becuase of copyright restrictions.  Perhaps she was wrong,
or some of the younger works are still protected.

  --Bill  (I hope this is more than 75%, Ugh!)