Re: Collecting Salinger

Patti Larrabee (Patti.Larrabee@hsc.utah.edu)
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:09:30 -0600

Just some food for thought.  My husband is an artist.  After he sells a =
piece of his work it no longer belongs to him.  The purchaser can resell =
the work at any price.  If the price is higher than the original sale, too =
bad for us.  We are frequently asked to donate to a variety of fundraising =
causes.  Again, after we give the work free and clear we have no control =
over it.  Now I realize that there are copyright laws that protect art =
mediums such as books, movies, and music.  Yet there is not much protection=
 for visual artists.  Perhaps because this is how we make our living my =
tolerence for what I view as an unfair copyright law it pretty low.  I say =
if we can exchange stories great.  I will be happy to offer what I have.
Patti