Should the “copyright” of images in museum collections be made public?

I personally think it should be made public. In terms of form, museums in the United States, the Netherlands, and even our Taiwan Province have made it public. It is expected that this will form a trend, but our country has not even seen a shadow of it for a long time. None. Why do I need to make it public? Here I will briefly talk about my rough opinion. It may not be correct. I can only provide a perspective on the problem.

Many collections in museums have historical or cultural value, but value requires people’s recognition. To use an inappropriate analogy, many things in the Palace Museum are priceless. , but I still dare to say that we ordinary people have no idea what many calligraphy, paintings, and cultural relics are, and we don’t know who wrote it, who painted it, and which dynasty made it. In an extreme case, maybe Wang Xizhi’s authentic calligraphy falls into the hands of us ordinary people. I will die without knowing what this thing is about. I just want to illustrate a truth: the value of a cultural relic is not just what it possesses, but also depends on everyone's understanding and recognition of it. The more everyone knows and understands it, the greater the value of this cultural relic will be, and some people will be willing to run over to see the original work, and some people will be willing to spend money to buy rubbings.

This brings me to a point of view: the cultural relics in museums are of course extremely valuable, but to realize their value, museums need to do a good job in popularizing science and let as many people as possible become your home. museum audience, rather than being fans of other museums. If the cultural relics in your hands want to be useful, they need to be understood and recognized by as many people as possible. Only if everyone understands the value of the things in your hands and knows the history and meaning behind it will anyone be willing to discuss it. , willing to buy it. Only the more people who understand these things, the more people will be attracted to them. If no one understands them, then these cultural relics are no different from scrap metal, to put it bluntly, because it is not the scarcity of the objects themselves that makes them It has value, but it is the combination of the scarcity of the object and people's recognition that gives the object a higher social value.

The pictures of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States have been made public. You can download them and discuss your interests. The more you know, the more you will understand. If you had the opportunity to choose between the Forbidden City and the Metropolitan Museum, which one would you choose? one? You will only choose the one you know well and have a certain cognitive foundation. At least you will have something to learn when you go in and talk to others about it. If you go in, others will be able to explain it, and you will only know the reason. It would be more embarrassing to laugh dryly. . . .

This matter has been discussed for some time. It is said that our Palace Museum has also had this idea. Just looking at other people’s high-definition pictures of the United States, I really can’t use my own pictures, because our country’s are all There is no special picture that can be used as an "ID card" for cultural relics. As the saying goes, comparing one person to another requires death, and comparing goods requires throwing away. Lao Mei's website does not require a passport, and anyone can open it. Compare the quality of the pictures from the two museums. Yes, that is really self-defeating!

I personally think that this model will become a trend in the future, because museums were obsessed with the so-called copyright when the Internet era was not yet developed, and now they are still playing with the "physical store" model. The rhythm of death is just like WeChat, JD.com, and Tmall. The struggle now is to be the first to launch yourself in the Internet era and occupy the market base. As long as there is an audience and you have established your own platform, you are still afraid of starving to death. Own? To take a step back, even if the Forbidden City insists on its own copyright, how many people will come there throughout the year just to see the cultural relics? The vast majority of people just want to see the imperial palace for fun, because no one knows what cultural relics there are, what their value is, and what the history and culture behind them are. To put it bluntly, the Forbidden City occupies a great platform but does not have any Bring out the value of the platform. If you think about it in reverse, the disadvantages of giving up the so-called copyright disclosure of images outweigh the benefits. Do you think other museums are imitating Lei Feng? The evil U.S. imperialist capitalists will not be so kind. China and foreign countries always put their interests first wherever they go.

So, I think we should implement this work as soon as possible, make good use of our CCTV media and other platforms, and do a good job in science popularization and publicity under the call of promoting national culture.

As for many people who are worried that their copyrights will be lost and their interests will be damaged because it is made public, I can tell you cruelly: You are overthinking it, because in today's context, most people have no interest in studying this at all. To put it bluntly, don't You say it's a high-definition picture, but you just print out the original calligraphy and painting and give it away for free. As long as people don't understand it, maybe no one will want it, because young people are anxious to play League of Legends, and no one has the time to talk to you about it. It's useless. of.

To extend a bit, the country now calls for the promotion of history and culture. In fact, this is a very good background of the times, because cultural relics themselves are the carrier of an era, and behind them is history and culture. Recently, there was a program about protecting cultural relics. Wang Actors such as Kai and Li Chen can completely bring boring cultural relics to life by changing the format. The cultural relics are given stories and historical backgrounds. Next time, everyone will automatically remember what they are without introducing them. There is also a documentary about repairing cultural relics. Is the response huge? Things are dead, people are alive, and the platform is vast, but we also need to use the power of the platform, otherwise it will be useless no matter how big it is.