Wendee and Ecolog:
An interesting website on this is
http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html#2 (I don't know whether Heller
will sue me for passing along his link or he should pay me for all the new
hits and business he gets as a result of this posting [provided it gets past
David]. My wife and I took one of his courses recently, and while I thought
the price a bit steep (but hey, he kept the class size small and it was
filled), I must say that he fulfilled or went beyond our expectations,
especially in the realm of "sharing" some of his trade secrets (except what
I wanted most--the secret of just how to set up a website as good as his).
His website is one of the best out there, and it is packed with good,
specific, info. His class was packed with pros, from as far away as Canada
and South America. We had a great time, and five of my wife's pix were
accepted by the client for publication (Fee: zero), but part of the class
(the technical and artistic criticism alone was worth the cost), and Santa
Cruz CA USA is a nice place to visit--the local campgrounds are superb
(don't get trapped by the expensive, outsourced, rip-off state park
reservation system, though--just get to the campground in time to get a
first-come-first-served site, if the aforementioned "system" hasn't gotten
them too by the time you act on this), so you can save on hotel costs if you
camp. Those on big grants can stay at numerous pampering B&B's . . .
WT
Btw, I agree completely about asking permission--if it's practical to do
so--but "using" a quote or a photo with attribution (if you know who),
including "Anonymous," "Anon." or even "Unknown" or "Unk" is enough to
maintain honesty with credit and responsibility in the right place is the
socially responsible thing to do. The CULTURAL thing to do is to be
deceptive and find a loophole in the LAW (an indicator that the social
contract has been replaced by "fine print" and social mores have been
codified into a tool for manipulation) to render a lie as an OBJECTIVE
"truth." However here's an example of how much trouble you can get into when
you even inadvertently buck the "LEGAL" system:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez13-2009may13,0,3828584.column
Such complexities in our tangled cultural web are generically from the same
"place" as the original discussion about "open access" (social-voluntary) or
"intellectual imperialism" (cultural-coercive) options for behavior on
individual and population scales.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendee Holtcamp" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:05 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] images in pres/was Open Access and Intellectual
Imperialism Correction
It's always best to ask permission. Most folks don't mind letting you use it
especially for educational purposes and I've found they appreciate being
asked. I am curious where the law stands on this in terms of fair use though
- as a photographer and as someone who makes my own presentations regularly!
Hmm I'll have to ask some photographer colleagues...
Wendee
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-----Original Message-----
What are your thoughts on using a copyrighted image in a presentation at a
meeting? No copies are distributed, but merely displayed.
Thanks, Tom
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