Displaying posters in public spaces rather than just at home
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:17 pm
Hi
I realise that this sounds like a stupid question, but when you buy an official licensed/copyrighted poster of an artwork from a museum or gallery (or even an exhibition poster) to frame and hang on your wall, is it okay to display it in a public building?
For instance, I bought a mass-produced poster as a visitor from an exhibition which has the owner/copyright holder info on it, and obviously part of the cost of the poster included the fee to the copyright holder.
Could I now put it on display in a gallery alongside other actual works of art by the same artist which I do have permission to display to show the breadth of their work? (It is a free-to-visit exhibition)
Thanks in advance for your guidance - copyright is a nightmare!
Vicky
I realise that this sounds like a stupid question, but when you buy an official licensed/copyrighted poster of an artwork from a museum or gallery (or even an exhibition poster) to frame and hang on your wall, is it okay to display it in a public building?
For instance, I bought a mass-produced poster as a visitor from an exhibition which has the owner/copyright holder info on it, and obviously part of the cost of the poster included the fee to the copyright holder.
Could I now put it on display in a gallery alongside other actual works of art by the same artist which I do have permission to display to show the breadth of their work? (It is a free-to-visit exhibition)
Thanks in advance for your guidance - copyright is a nightmare!
Vicky