Tools & Resources
Google’s quest to make art available to everyone was foiled by copyright concerns
Type: Periodical
Author
Caitlin Dewey
Description
This article reports on the redaction of works of art from Google's Art Project highlighted by the work of Spanish artist Mario Santamaria. It also discusses long copyright terms, museum admission and licensing charges, and the efforts of the Smithsonian and Metropolitan museums to digitise and make their collections available online.
Date
2015 March 4
Publication Title
The Washington Post
Jurisdiction
Worldwide
Language
ENG
Copyright Information
In Copyright
Rights and Reuse
All Rights Reserved
Cortex Citation:
Caitlin Dewey, “Google’s quest to make art available to everyone was foiled by copyright concerns,” Copyright Cortex, accessed October 18, 2026, https://copyright-cortex.org/tools-resources/googles-quest-to-make-art-available-to-everyone-was-foiled-by-copyright-concerns.
Caitlin Dewey, “Google’s quest to make art available to everyone was foiled by copyright concerns,” Copyright Cortex, accessed October 18, 2026, https://copyright-cortex.org/tools-resources/googles-quest-to-make-art-available-to-everyone-was-foiled-by-copyright-concerns.