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Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by Dylan16807 on Saturday April 13, 2024 @10:57PM (#40028295)
Having to pay the particular museum pushes this beyond that kind of general regulation.
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Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by 627467 on Saturday April 13, 2024 @11:10PM (#40028339)
Why? Seems like a perfectly fine way to pay for upkeep of museums, particularly in this case since these are public institutions.
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Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by Dylan16807 on Saturday April 13, 2024 @11:41PM (#40028462)
> Why?

Because that method makes it act more like permanent single ownership than something cultural.

> Seems like a perfectly fine way to pay for upkeep of museums, particularly in this case since these are public institutions.

Whether the result is good is different from how far it's pushing, and I think the result sounds like it has the potential to be helpful. But I don't like how closely it ties revenue to the popularity of each museum's specific artifacts, since these are public institutions.

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Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by opello on Sunday April 14, 2024 @01:41AM (#40028944)
> Seems like a perfectly fine way to pay for upkeep of museums, particularly in this case since these are public institutions.

If it's culturally valuable then the members of that cultural group can (probably happily) pay for that upkeep? Presumably covering some shortage if tourism doesn't satisfy the base need to keep the artifacts intact?

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