tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351669.post2560162147631105956..comments2023-11-01T06:23:51.952-04:00Comments on Copyright Litigation Blog: Nazi Looted Art at Oberlin College and Other U.S. Museums: Prague Conference on Holocaust-Era AssetsRay Dowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527134078878618834noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351669.post-75489994205552472022009-08-11T10:28:15.477-04:002009-08-11T10:28:15.477-04:00Excellent question. The Holocaust was really only ...Excellent question. The Holocaust was really only a few years ago and is extraordinarily well documented. Jews literally got receipts for what was stolen before they were murdered and Nazis kept meticulous records. This is unheard of in the human history of looting and murder. So this property is not remote in an evidentiary sense or even temporal. A major focus of the Prague Conference was on Judaica which is property that has low commercial value but tremendous religious and historic significance. Many provenance researchers are upset that the process seems to be driven by persons claiming high-value items. The reality is that persons claiming the high-value items invest hundreds of thousands or even millions into research and recovery efforts that open the doors and unlock clues for many other smaller recoveries.Ray Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527134078878618834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351669.post-54723556917732142582009-08-11T10:06:01.992-04:002009-08-11T10:06:01.992-04:00Out of curiosity, may I ask if these remote genera...Out of curiosity, may I ask if these remote generations -- remote in time and place from the incident, the geography and the conditions surrounding the theft -- demand the restitution of items of no extraordinary market value? One seems to see reported only major items and surely much more than top quality pieces were looted.<br /><br />Rich Kuslan<br />www.AsiaBizBlog.com<br />www.NewHavenLawyer.USAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com