Posted by Charles on 10/6/2012, 22:37:54, in reply to "Re: Grand Duke Francesco I of Tuscany; papal office?"
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Boardhost.com's servers are in the United States. In the United States, a photograph of a painting is considered a "faithful reproduction" and is therefore not protected by copyright. --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : The : administrator of this board does not like : pictures being posted because of copywright : concerns. : : In Europe, the copyright on a painting is : the life of the artist plus 70 years. The : painting of Alessandro de’ Medici was by : Girolamo Macchietti, who died in 1592. : Therefore the copyright has expired and the : image is in the public domain. : : True, but the digital reproduction of the : painting in question *could* be copyrighted. : : In general, I will always delete a message : if I am in doubt about the copyright. I have : of course nothing against posting images, : but if no information about the copyright is : added, I will take action. : : DTH :