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Had she not happened to see this, this photo would have been archived  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]

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