Battle over the heritage to Brancusi
Wonder why there are no models or t-shirts of Brancusi in
Romania? Copyright law places the reproduction of his work
out of the hands of its owners, finds Anca Pol.
In 1927, a version of sculptor
Constantin Brancusi’s sculpture ‘The
Bird in Space’ was transported from
Europe to the American continent, following
its purchase by an American for
600 USD. Seeing the lean and simple
abstract figure, the American customs
clerks labelled the merchandise ‘industrial
object’ and charged the buyer a 40
per cent import tax.
Scale of capital’s stray dog problem unknown
Following the savage death of a
Japanese businessman by a stray dog
in Bucharest’s most exclusive retail avenue,
city authorities are making steps
to solve the problem of strays in the capital,
but the scale of the problem remains
unknown.
Hajime Hori, the 68-year-old former
head of a local unit of a ball-bearing
manufacturer, was attacked by a dog
last month outside his apartment on
Calea Victoriei, near the seat of the
Government.
Cosy detention
With Romania set to become the longest border of the European Union, authorities expect a rise in illegal immigrants. Ana-Maria Smadeanu looks at a local solution, imported from Belgium.
Local credit risks ease
Romania has overtaken Bulgaria in
the risk management stakes for the first
time, according to credit risk management
group Coface, though it still lags
behind Slovakia and Poland.
Romania has an A4 rating, up from the
B+ rating in June 2005. This means businesses
in the country have an “average”
level of risk when undertaking monetary
transactions in the short-term.