The Met Announces Open Access, Removes Copyright for 375,000 Artworks - Vogue

"The Met partnered with several organizations in addition to Creative Commons in order to magnify the new policy. Pinterest, Google Cultural Institute, Artstor, the Digital Public Library of America, Wikimedia, and more will help audiences search, download, and learn about the works. 'To make the museum as accessible as possible, we need to ensure that the collection exists in those online locations where people already go for doses of creativity, knowledge, and ideas,' said Loic Tallon, the Met’s chief digital officer, in a blog post.

Users can now explore the starchy tutus of Edgar Degas’s The Dancing Class, or re-create Vincent van Gogh’s swirling green cypress trees, or silkscreen the bold colors and round figures of Paul Gauguin’s The Siesta onto a T-shirt. Okay, you might not have tried licensing those images in the past, but now what’s to stop you? Go ahead and upgrade that Facebook cover photo of yours with a guilt-free conscience."