I have on numerous occasions (including this week) used museum and gallery policies as examples of the phenomenon of 'enclosure' of open access and public domain works. Basically, the museum obtains the artwork, places it in a room, and then prohibits by policy any photography. So, if you want to see it, you either pay the admission price, or you purchase one of the museum's (copyright) reproductions from the gift store. This article illustrates just how unfriendly gallery and museum policies are, with licenses that range from outright lock-down to (in a few happy cases) open access. One thing I like about the Botero Museum in Bogota - free admission, photos encouraged. (Photo: me)
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