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The Digital Copyright Act makes it a criminal offense for anyone to KNOWINGLY claim a copyright on a work that he has no right to copyright. The legal counsels of museums are advising their clients not to claim any copyrights on photographic copies of 2-dimensional works in the public domain made after the Bridgeman decision  in 1999. These legal advisors say it might be a criminal offense for the museums to claim copyrights on any such photos after the decision was announced. (Diskussion de anno MMIV)  Allerliebst! Ich wusste gar nicht, dass der US-DCA auch positive Aspekte hat ... Siehe auch ARCHIVALIA