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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrienne DeAngelis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 12:48 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Images on the Web
>
> Sorry but this message is rather typical of the problem of
> overstatement
> of copyright and attendant issues.  You don't need, under current law,
> to
> put a copyright message on each page: you are already protected.  The
> use
> of images depends upon many factors depending upon such issues as who
> made
> the photo, when it was made, and what the photo shows.  Certain
> objects,
> such as architecture, are in the public domain.  Obviously photos of
> artistic type by modern photographers (Diane Arbus, Ralph Lieberman,
> and
> on) are protected and you will have to get permission from them or the
> estate's agent.  Keeping images small is basically a practical idea,
> and
> it does not automatically protect someone who uses them without
> permission
> from the actual copyright holders.
>         Many many images are now in the public domain (setting aside
> for
> the moment the issue of educational use).  Waivers from persons
> appearing
> in photographs are not needed in many cases, such as crowd shots.
> Watermarks are expensive and not needed in most cases.
>         As a Web master/mistress, my experience has been that the
> greatest
> danger comes from those, often in one's own educational community, who
> snip out portions of one's Web site and post them as their own.  This
> has
> happened to me several times, and at my former institution a senior
> professor actually copied my entire Web site and posted it as his own.
> To
> me, the copying of images (actually, they are photographs) is a minor
> problem compared to this.
>
>         Adrienne DeAngelis
>         [log in to unmask]
>
> On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Adam Brin wrote:
>
> > As a webmaster, I can help answer this.  From a technical
> standpoint, you
> > want to keep the images small and not very good quality.  (the
> smaller size
> > will hide the quality issue). If you want to enlarge the images,
> give
> > enlargements of part of the image, not the whole thing.
> >
> > copyright and legal issues:
> > 1) If you are going to be showing pictures of people, make sure that
> you
> > have a waiver signed by all parties involved, everyone in the
> picture, as
> > well a the photographer.  Make sure that you stipulate clearly that
> the
> > images will be used in the web.  Also, if you are going to use
> pictures of
> > people under 18, you should get waivers from their parents.
> >
> > 2) If possible, use stock photographs, they have the best rules
> reproducing
> > images.
> >
> > 3) If you have to use images of artwork, you might want to look into
> some
> > sort of watermark, something which, you and the artist (if it is
> possible to
> > contact the artist) agree upon.  This could be a modification of the
> image
> > in some way, either adding / removing something.
> >
> > 4) finally make sure that your copyright is prominent on every page.
> >
> > In reality you will not be able to stop everyone from stealing your
> images,
> > graphic designers who really want to use the image will be able to
> use
> > Photoshop to remove any watermark.  Others might just use the image
> with the
> > watermark.  But when the image is small and low quality, it will
> probably
> > useless to most people.
> >
> > Look at the image of the camel at the bottom of this page:
> >
> http://localhost/Departments/Anthropology/Petra/excavations/history.ht
> ml
> >
> > now look at the image itself:
> >
> http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Anthropology/Petra/pics/Colonnaded-St
> reet.j
> > pg
> >
> > The image has been loaned to us by a professional photographer who
> is a
> > friend.  We protect her work because this image in the state that it
> is in,
> > is useless.  Too small and too little detail to be use to almost
> anyone.
> >
> > for more see this:
> > http://builder.cnet.com/Business/Law/
> >
> > - Adam Brin
> >
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