Chicago's current archetectual and artistic showcase,
Millenium Park seems to be causing some problems. The
pedestrian bridge was closed because the hardwood used to build it can not take the salt used to remove ice from pedestrian walkways. But it also seems that the massive sculpture
Cloud Gate aka "The Bean" is a copyright elephant in public space. Park security are
shaking down photographers for permits. As is typical, the copyright shakedown appears to be less about protecting the rights of the original artists, and more about the rights of
the distributor (in this case, the city's desired monopoly on postcards and prints). See
boing boing for editorializing and
Slashdot for the typical herd reaction.
posted by KirkJobSluder
on Feb 12, 2005 -
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