Surreal: 1.3 Million in Intellectual Property

From Tuesday’s El País: The Dali Foundation reported net earnings in 2007 of €1.3 million based on reproduction rights, trademarks and rights of publicity for Salvador Dali and his works. The foundation is also revising their editorial contracts and trademarks, as well as “collaborating regularly with police and Interpol. Grand forgeries are rare, but fraudulent reproductions based on abuse of the original contracts are quite frequent,” said foundation director Joan Manuel Sevillano.