Originally Posted by LostInAmerica
Besides most folks not knowing how to turn off the flash, the main reason for disallowing video/photos without flash is to increase sales in the gift shop. If they let me take a picture I won't buy their postcards...
What I find funny-there was a relatively recent (last 15-20 yrs IIRC) court ruling [_____Art Library v. Corel] that basically said art museums CAN NOT copyright "straight" reproductions of 2D works that have passed into the public domain/expired copyrights.