yasmin lucero wrote:
I'd be interested to hear other people's guidelines. I'd especially like to
hear what photographers think of seeing their images used in people's talks.
My website has 3084 images mostly related to geography and natural
history. I specifically give permission for non-commercial use, as follows:
"Would you like to use these photographs in your school term paper or
report?
"License is hereby granted for non-commercial use of the images
contained herein provided that the images are reproduced with the
copyright notice intact. This means that we give you our permission to
use the photographs and information you find here in your school term
papers and reports. You may resize the photograph to fit your needs, but
you may not remove the copyright. Your term paper should note that the
photographs are reproduced with permission and it should have a
reference to this web site, such as:
"Photograph ©1999 Tom Schweich. Used by permission,
http://www.schweich.com";
When I am asked, which I appreciate, I almost always give permission to
use my photos. In return I ask for a copy of the paper, presentation,
or perhaps only the single page where my photo is used. Mostly I'm
curious about how and why people use my photographs, but I also
occasionally learn something that I might not have otherwise known.
I would prefer not to be surprised to see my photos used without
credit. To my knowledge it has only happened a couple of times. The
most egregious case was a website built by a couple of kids for one of
their Dads. When I contacted the Dad, he corrected the problem.
Some uncredited use is just going to happen when photos are placed on
the WWW. It goes with the territory. I suppose if I really wanted to
prevent all possible uncredited use of my photos, then I'd have to use
one of those photo services that put an ugly watermark in the middle of
the photo.
If I were to be sitting in a audience and see an image of my used
without permission and without credit, I would probably have a private
conversation with the author. I once heard Holly Near give an
impassioned speech at one of her concerts asking fans to buy the music
rather than ripping it off, and I would like to follow that model.
I suppose if a private conversation failed to produce the desired
result, I would probably post their name on my website with a obnoxious
comment.
Tom
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Tom Schweich [email protected]
http://www.schweich.com
