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Re: Public Liability Insurance to Take Photos in Australian National Parks?
Robert C. Fisher 2006-Jun-17 04:40:00
Well Roger what are you doing these days? since you don't work at the
Getty anymore.
On Jun 16, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Roger Howard wrote:
> One other thought that crosses my mind, as I was just up to The Getty
> museum in LA this afternoon (where I worked until recently) - some
> gardens may be considered works of art, and thus copyrighted. The
> central garden at the Getty is, for instance - it was designed by
> Robert Irwin and is an accessioned work of art in the Getty's
> collection. As a general member of the public you shouldn't have any
> problem photographing such a garden - but if it were a commercial
> shoot it would be a different story. Many institutions assert
> copyright control over images of their buildings, gardens and other
> visual components of their site (since, for instance, The Getty's
> architecture is iconic).
>
> -R
>
>
Cheers
Robert C. Fisher
QTVR Photography/Cinematography
www.rcfisher.com