The current issue of posters being copied/replicated and sold as original got me thinking about copies/forgeries and legal/illegal.
Specifically, I thought about the Academy who (as I understand it) commissioned an exact copy of the Cavalcade OS to hang in their collection to represent the original OS that they do not currently own. Of course, they would never represent this as anything other than a copy, but it made me wonder about the artist. Whomever made the copy certainly knew that they were recreating a poster as perfectly to the original as possible and must have considered it a good and honest commission coming from a reputable, paying client. Would/should the artist have declined the commission because his work might have been categorized as forgery? Is it only forgery if the purchaser represents the piece as authentic? Is it only forgery if the purchaser attempts to sell the piece as authentic? Regardless, if the artist accepts the commission to make a legitimate copy and the purchaser then attempts to sell the work as authentic, was the artist at fault? I'm not trying to slant the conversation in any one direction. This topic just caused me think more about the issues and made it far less black and white situation for me. Regards DBT <http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasbtaylor> Profile Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
