Tagged With: Bridgeman Art Library

This thesis examines the relationship between copyright and the right to culture within the context of museums claiming intellectual property rights in digital reproductions of public domain works.

This note discusses the Bridgeman v. Corel Corp case, providing background on the case and analysis of the decision, policy implications and existing copyright doctrine.

This case comment argues that the Bridgeman v. Corel Corp decision was incorrect: the interpretation of the originality requirement was misjudged in two ways, being both too 'broad' with the sweat of the brow doctrine, and too 'narrow' with the level of creativity required.

This opinion piece challenges the practice of heritage institutions in asserting intellectual property rights in the reproductions of public domain works in their collections.