Re: Collecting Salinger
Camille Scaysbrook (the_globe@hotmail.com)
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:46:55 -0700 (PDT)
True, but writing and art laws are slightly different. For example,
I'm currently involved in a project in which the image of a very
famous painting is absolutely crucial. I have just found out that the
copyright for this painting is held by the descendents of the artist
(sometimes it's held by the gallery who owns it). You have to go
through a separate process to obtain copyright, and once you have it
it's up to you to make sure the work of art is not misrepresented or
wrongly distributed - i.e. you have control over it. From what I
gather from Ian Hamilton's book, Salinger has had each and every
piece of `public' writing (including all his archived letters at
Princeton) copyrighted. The others would most probably be owned
by, for example, magazines who first published his stories, his
publishers - therefore, any time we distribute any of their work they
could reasonably accuse us of taking potential income away from them
- even Salinger who we all know has no intention of publishing any of
it ever again. But it's his right to assert this.
I know that I have to be on my toes all the time to prevent my own
work from being performed without my knowledge or permission, and I'd
be very upset if I found someone was abusing my trust that way.
So I'd give a largish thumbs down to posting any of his work on the
net.
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
@ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
Patti Larrabee wrote:
>>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<<
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