carole,

at my site we have broken every rule of norm in terms of presentation -
especially on the bookstore page. you dont want a typical website that is
ugly, boring and average. do what you feel is visually 'correct' as it
relates to your project's aesthetic.

regarding website display law? although there are many theories, all one can
really do is claim and post copyright and trademark. all images that are not
owned by the owner of the site must be cleared for publication and the same
copyright and trademark notices must be displayed for the owners of the
images used (see our art news page for example.) the reality is - the
digital ease at which people can R&D (rip off and duplicate) is too hard to
control.

best,
james


james linza
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----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Riggles <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: Mouseia


> Don,
>
> There is a trend in web design to limit the table size to the width of 600
> and to left justify.  Lots of sites follow this "norm."  However, I prefer
> things centered as well.
>
> Lynne,
>
> Regardless of whether you choose to center or not, your site is extremely
> attractive.  I am really getting tired of all the bells and whistles
people
> insist on adding to websites that increase loading time and detract from
the
> overall appearance.  Thanks for keeping your site subtle and sophisticated
> in appearance.
>
> Now, however, I am forced to ask, have you obtained copyright to the
images
> you are displaying on the home page?  I saw no reference to such
permission.
> The reason I ask is because, one, I instantly recognize the snippet from
> Vermeer's "The Art of Painting" that belongs to the Kunsthistorisches
Museum
> in Vienna.  The painting was recently hanging in the National Gallery of
> Art, Washington, DC for a very happy American audience that had been
hoping
> to have this painting on display in 1995/6 when the NGA put together a
> Vermeer exhibition and was unable to show the above-mentioned painting
> because of its fragile condition.  After several years of restoration, the
> painting was finally available, and luckily the NGA realized having it
show
> up late was better than never.
>
> A second reason for me to ask is that copyright issues and websites have
> been a major topic of discussion in the classes I have been taking, and I
am
> hoping to find out what others are doing, or how they interpret the
> rules/laws as they apply to website display.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carol Carpenter Riggles
> Graduate Student, Art History
> University of Maryland
>
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