I'm dead?  Is that why the Post Office keeps messing up my mail
deliveries?
        Please, I'm eager to know!

        Adrienne DeAngelis
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On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Theresa Devine wrote:

> the author was declared dead 2 decades ago
>
> > -----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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