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i suppose Foucault is responsible for the post office
deliveries.............

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrienne DeAngelis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 2:43 PM
> To:   Museum discussion list
> Cc:   Theresa Devine
> Subject:      Re: Images on the Web
>
>       I'm dead?  Is that why the Post Office keeps messing up my mail
> deliveries?
>       Please, I'm eager to know!
>
>       Adrienne DeAngelis
>       [log in to unmask]
>
> 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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