Talk:Art theft

Great start to this article -- can I suggest that it forms a subset of a larger article on art crime which could cover:

• Vandalism -- malicious

Vandalism -- insanity

Vandalism -- political e.g. suffragettes

• Looting (distinct from theft in belief of right to expropriate)

• Forgery

• Theft - for sale

for insurance

for ransom

for collateral

art theft as psychol affliction

• Restitution of cultural property -- huge subject relating to holocaust, also antiquities, anthropology skulls etc.

--mervyn 15:03, 30 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Good suggestions, but individually I don't think that any of them could form an article of any length. For example, I suggest having an article on art vandalism and (should it grow to be too large) then splitting part off. →Raul654 17:25, Jun 30, 2004 (UTC)

It should probably be noted that art theft is the 3rd biggest criminal economy in organized crime syndicates

Why is there a rotten.com link?

...even if this particular link seems to be pointing to some pieces of valid information, that is not the sort of site that an encyclopedia want to list a a source.

Someone else's art?

Art theft is the stealing of someone else's high-profile art. This is usually done for the purpose of resale.

ooookay, um, yeah. As opposed to stealing your own high-profile art. Isn't that somewhat redundant? Stealing your own art would be insurance fraud, right, therefore it's a different crime. I'd change it, but I'm not sure if there's already been a distinction made that isn't on this talk page... -- Bob the Cannibal 10:16, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The Mona Lisa is attempted to be stolen

That working was very awkward, so I changed it in the comment about the Dr. Who episode as well as some other grammar, spelling, and capitalization fixes.