http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/fair-use/best-practices-fair-use-visual-arts.pdf and scroll to page 19. I count around 10 attorneys (including 2 among the 5 principal investigators) and some academics that seem to be pretty well credentialed. db On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Elizabeth Simon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The CAA guidelines look very helpful, although perhaps a little optimistic > about the breadth of Fair Use. I also see that they were developed by "a > consensus of professionals in the visual arts who use copyrighted images, > texts, and other materials in their creative and scholarly work," and I see > no mention of lawyers being consulted (don't have time to read the whole > document; forgive me if this is a misinterpretation). Any copyright lawyer > will tell you that Fair Use is one of the most misunderstood areas of the > law. It is not simple, and there really is no substitute for tracking > down who holds copyright and asking permission for use. With any luck, this > 1924 newspaper is now in public domain. But until someone documents that, > or gets permission form a copyright holder, any digitization of the > material could be copyright infringement. > > Elizabeth > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Dan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Elizabeth: >> >> Perhaps not as tricky as you think. See the Collage Art Associations >> excellent series on Fair Use in different applications related to >> academia, >> museums, archives and special collections, and teaching: >> >> http://www.collegeart.org/fair-use/ >> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Elizabeth Simon <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dave-- >>>> Fair Use is tricky; I wouldn't advise anyone to assume they can rely >>>> on it. It's always best to ask the copyright holder for permission. Also, >>>> it is not the facts and information that would be digitized, but the layout >>>> and content of the newspaper, which are definitely subject to copyright. >>>> >>>> Elizabeth Simon >>>> Manager, Publications >>>> CSWE >>>> >>>> >> -- >> Dan Bartlett >> Curator of Exhibits and Education >> Instructor of Museum Studies >> Logan Museum of Anthropology >> Beloit College >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: >> http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 >> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- Dan Bartlett Curator of Exhibits and Education Instructor of Museum Studies Logan Museum of Anthropology Beloit College ========================================================= 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).