But ownership of the painting
ond therefore the image, changes hands. Like the Beatles songs. They will never be PRS and copyright free.
EDIT: A famous one is 'Happy birthday to you' song. When i was in a band, if we sung it as part of the gig we had to pay.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Thu 18 Mar 2010, 23:40,
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Oh. That's stupid.
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Mu Dinofiddler,
Thu 18 Mar 2010, 23:42,
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It IS stupid, i agree
but it is also complicated, and therefore we hire people to sort it out at a zillion pounds per hour. So they are in no hurry to sort it.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Thu 18 Mar 2010, 23:44,
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