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Subject:
Flickr abuse and copyright
From:
Kaia Landon <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:54:16 -0700
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We've been wanting to add some photos to Flickr for awhile, and I just now
started uploading a few.  I followed the tags to see what else was already
there tagged with our museum's name, and I was awfully surprised to find 62
photos -- all of one small (700 square feet) very popular exhibition.  Now,
these aren't just photos, these are basically reproductions of ALL of the
label text, along with everything in the exhibition.  As it is Saturday
evening and I just discovered it, I haven't had a chance to discuss with the
exhibition's curator, or our graphic designer who spent countless hours on
the labels, or my director, but I cannot imagine that they would be
pleased.

Has anyone dealt with this sort of problem?  Can anyone point me to relevant
copyright regulations as applied to photos of labels, and photos of
photos?

While we do allow photographs, and we should be fine with people posting
photographs, this is basically a complete copy of the exhibition.  It is an
exhibition on a long-time popular local television program, and I believe we
have several possible layers of difficulty, as some of the photos (in the
exhibition, which are reproduced on Flickr) are undoubtedly originally from
the television station, or private collectors, etc., along with all sorts of
quotes.  These do not seem to be "Hey, look at my trip to the Museum"
photos, but rather "Hey, I'm reproducing the entire exhibition for you all
here!" photos.

I'm just speechless.
Thanks,
Kaia Landon
Curator of Education (and tech guru)
Mesa Historical Museum

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