11011110, 1 month ago

Continued attack on the public domain by the Italian court system, ruling that the Florence gallery that owns Michelangelo's David also owns "image rights" to the statue, can require licensing fees for any image depicting it, and can impose additional fines for presenting it in a distorted way: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/florence-gallerie-dellaccademia-wins-david-lawsuit-2313262, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40023471

It is perhaps important to note that the statue, created in 1504, was on outdoor exhibit in a public square in Florence until 1873, and a replica is still visible there.

Via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40023471; see also "A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression", LA Times, https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-01/a-fight-to-protect-the-dignity-of-michelangelos-david-raises-questions-about-freedom-of-expression