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Re:$35 sculpture found at an Austin Goodwill was looted from... by golergka on Friday May 06, 2022 @02:44AM (#31282034)
> The person who dug it up and sold it didn't really have an inherent right to it. They just found it.

I don't get it. Why wouldn't a person who found it have a right to it?

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Re:$35 sculpture found at an Austin Goodwill was looted from... by hef19898 on Friday May 06, 2022 @03:13AM (#31282254)
In most places, you don't. Even if the land is yours, the state has the ownership rights. You can get a decompensation so. Which sucks in cases were they find some roman ruins when digging the basement of your house... But then you can also find WW2 bombs were I live, luckily, they didn't find neither under our house.
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Re:$35 sculpture found at an Austin Goodwill was looted from... by rhplus on Friday May 06, 2022 @12:17PM (#31286937)
Not Italy, but as an example, the legal process for the UK is described here:

https://www.gov.uk/treasure

I'd assume other European countries have similar laws and processes.

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Re:$35 sculpture found at an Austin Goodwill was looted from... by theshrike79 on Friday May 06, 2022 @03:11AM (#31282235)
If I go and dig up a fresh grave right now and steal all the valuables, do I have a "right" to those?

How old does the grave, in your opinion, have to be for me to get that right?

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Re:$35 sculpture found at an Austin Goodwill was looted from... by ricardobeat on Friday May 06, 2022 @02:52AM (#31282093)
If you travel to Pompeii right now, “find” a Roman vase and bring it home, did you have a right to it?
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