- 1 Janvier 2010
How to define & judge a work?
I would like to say how honored I am to be invited to your international forum. Copyright have been for me a subject of constant interest since 25 years, as student, as lawyer, as teacher and as researcher. And I would like to share with you a concern about the scope of copyright law. You are maybe aware of what we called in France the battle of contemporary art. France is maybe the only country that claims in the same time the cultural exception, and that is ground of such a battle opposing pro and anti contemporary art. The main subject of dissension is the fact that art is partly financed by public money. This justifies protests against State’s choices. Polemic raised a very strong level in 1990’s. The story I’m going to tell you know is a consequence in the scope of copyright of this Famous Battle...