http://www.candlelightstories.com/2010/02/06/fake-artist-sues-photographer-for-taking-pics-of-public-sidewalk-art/ Fiction, Movies, Games, Audio, Books and News for all Ages Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.candlelightstories.com/2010/02/06/fake-artist-sues-photographer-for-taking-pics-of-public-sidewalk-art/comment-page-1/#comment-15168 Mary Harrsch Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:23:23 +0000 http://www.candlelightstories.com/?p=3588#comment-15168 Why am I not surprised the art in question is in Seattle? I travel the world photographing historical art and architecture and share it with Creative Commons licensing to encourage the appreciation and the study of art and history. But, when I went to Seattle to view an exhibit of Roman Art from the Louvre, I was unable to photograph practically any art in that town. I realize it is normal to prohibit photography of a touring exhibit but I had hoped to be able to photograph the permanent collection of antiquities at the Seattle Art Museum and some of the memorabilia at Paul Allen's Science Fiction Museum but photography was prohibited practically everywhere I went. I figured it must be the result of Seattle's proximity to Microsoft's campus in Redmond. I always thought it was ridiculous for Microsoft's image subsidiary "Corbis" to try to restrict reproduction rights of works in the public domain and this attitude must have permeated the atmosphere up there! Why am I not surprised the art in question is in Seattle? I travel the world photographing historical art and architecture and share it with Creative Commons licensing to encourage the appreciation and the study of art and history. But, when I went to Seattle to view an exhibit of Roman Art from the Louvre, I was unable to photograph practically any art in that town. I realize it is normal to prohibit photography of a touring exhibit but I had hoped to be able to photograph the permanent collection of antiquities at the Seattle Art Museum and some of the memorabilia at Paul Allen’s Science Fiction Museum but photography was prohibited practically everywhere I went. I figured it must be the result of Seattle’s proximity to Microsoft’s campus in Redmond. I always thought it was ridiculous for Microsoft’s image subsidiary “Corbis” to try to restrict reproduction rights of works in the public domain and this attitude must have permeated the atmosphere up there!

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