Re:Stolen irreplaceable books found under floor of Romanian ...
by michaelt on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:15AM
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> But now I am curious though, if there are indeed regulations for these kind of works.
Plenty of countries have some level of regulation on this sort of thing.
After all, there's a long history of national cultural treasures being looted. Everything from the British Museum acquiring the Elgin Marbles under very sketchy circumstances to Hobby Lobby having a bunch of Egyptian and Iraqi artefacts seized.
Of course, it's debatable where such protections need to start. Only a defined list of items? Only items 200+ years old and worth $250,000+? More?
Plenty of countries have some level of regulation on this sort of thing.
After all, there's a long history of national cultural treasures being looted. Everything from the British Museum acquiring the Elgin Marbles under very sketchy circumstances to Hobby Lobby having a bunch of Egyptian and Iraqi artefacts seized.
Of course, it's debatable where such protections need to start. Only a defined list of items? Only items 200+ years old and worth $250,000+? More?