News — art world

We had a really good question today and wanted to share it with you: QUESTION: "I want to buy one of the museum sculpture replicas, but I am concerned over legal issues. How can I make sure a sculpture is in a public domain? Is the fact that an author died more than 70 years ago is sufficient? I am not sure. Museums buy old sculptures all the time, don't they have any IP rights at all?" ANSWER: "That is a good question. Yes, once an artist dies and 70 or 75 years passes (in that range), their artworks go...