Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> From: [log in to unmask] Full-name: PodunkLander Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:35:24 EST Subject: Possible Example of (double) Copyright Infringment To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1132288524" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 -------------------------------1132288524 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yesterday, a friend of mine expressed to me her concerns about a current ebay auction, in which a seller printed out a page from her website to use as a 'backdrop' for an item they are auctioning. ebay also automatically provides a copyright for photos that are presented in auctions. Her website indicates that all content is subject to copyright law, etc. I advised her to contact ebay to request that they pull this auction immediately, and that the photo be removed from all subsequent auction searches. Had she not happened to see this, this photo would have been archived -whether the item sold or not. To make matters worse, the item is claimed to be c.1600, Native American in origin and that it had been dug up from a site years ago, and had previously been the property of the State of New York. I see two potential copyright infringements here and my friend's work being used in association with an artifact that may or may not have been 'dug up' legally. If these items were from a legit archaeological excavation and had belonged to a state institution, I don't see how they could have fell into private hands like this. Curious to know of your opinions -Pam Pamela Silvestri, Museum Assistant Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Shenipsit State Forest 166 Chestnut Hill Road Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076 Telephone: (860) 684-3430 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). -------------------------------1132288524 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUS-ASCII"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=3Drole_body style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY:=20= Arial"=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7><FONT id=3Drol= e_document=20 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <DIV>Yesterday, a friend of mine expressed to me her concerns about a curren= t=20 ebay auction, in which a seller printed out a page from her website to use a= s a=20 'backdrop' for an item they are auctioning. ebay also automatically provides= a=20 copyright for photos that are presented in auctions.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Her website indicates that all content is subject to copyright law, etc= .=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I advised her to contact ebay to request that they pull this auction=20 immediately, and that the photo be removed from all subsequent auction=20 searches.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Had she not happened to see this, this photo would have been archived=20 -whether the item sold or not. To make matters worse, the item is claimed to= be=20 c.1600, Native American in origin and that it had been dug up from a site ye= ars=20 ago, and had previously been the property of the State of New York.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I see two potential copyright infringements here and my friend's work b= eing=20 used in association with an artifact that may or may not have been 'dug up'=20 legally. If these items were from a legit archaeological excavation and had=20 belonged to a state institution, I don't see how they could have fell into=20 private hands like this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Curious to know of your opinions -Pam</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SERIF"=20 PTSIZE=3D"10"><B>Pamela Silvestri, Museum Assistant<BR>Northeast States Civi= lian=20 Conservation Corps Museum<BR>Shenipsit State Forest<BR>166 Chestnut Hill=20 Road<BR>Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076<BR>Telephone: (860)=20 684-3430<BR>e-mail: [log in to unmask]</B></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTM= L> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Important Subscriber Information: <p> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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