To be fair, the two cases are not similar. There is a genuine argument that Anne Frank's father was co-author of the diaries as he extensively edited them - the work we know as her diary is therefore arguably a work of joint authorship. The Bolero case is in no way similar, and good for SACEM for rejecting the attempt.
The BL is perfectly entitled to stop people taking photographs within the building, perhaps for conservation reasons, to protect privacy of others in the building, etc. But other commentators are correct - this is absolutely nothing to do with copyright infringement. I'm astonished that some people in BL have so little understanding of copyright law. I am therefore forwarding the exchange to their Head of Legal to get it sorted out.
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Bolero, and Anne Frank's diary
To be fair, the two cases are not similar. There is a genuine argument that Anne Frank's father was co-author of the diaries as he extensively edited them - the work we know as her diary is therefore arguably a work of joint authorship. The Bolero case is in no way similar, and good for SACEM for rejecting the attempt.
Fair policy, wrong reasons
The BL is perfectly entitled to stop people taking photographs within the building, perhaps for conservation reasons, to protect privacy of others in the building, etc. But other commentators are correct - this is absolutely nothing to do with copyright infringement. I'm astonished that some people in BL have so little understanding of copyright law. I am therefore forwarding the exchange to their Head of Legal to get it sorted out.