On 7/9/08, Susan Floyd <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> If a historical society attempts to reproduce a poster which it has created
> from other sources ( a map and photos) but those other sources have not
> cleared the copyright permission, can the society ask for an honorarium in
> lieu of a selling price to avoid the copyright issues?

I'm not a lawyer but I'd say no. The TEACH Act allows reproduction for
educational purposes but not mass production, even if those are for
educational purposes. So I'd say one poster would be fine. Multiple
ones are not because you are essentially providing their pictures for
free.

Deb

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