I'm confused about this. Why would someone who took a photograph of a piece of clothing from the 14th century own the copyright for the pattern of the fabric? Now, I could see contacting the museum or organization that owns the piece of clothing. But the photographer or author of the book? No way.
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 11:26:46 PM Subject: [h-cost] Question of fair use Have to side with Fran on this one. As a creator of intellectual property that has been misappropriated myself, I can appreciate her vigilance. The subsequent poster may be correct that the intended action was "fair use;" however, remember that the intent of the original poster is to reproduce the design on a fabric. Now, if she were weaving it herself (okay a stretch, I admit, as it is brocade) for her own use, you might still be able to claim fair use. But to turn over the design to a commercial weaver, who could conceivably use it again to sell the fabric to someone else, well, I agree that isn't fair to the author/artist. In that case, I would DEFINITELY ask the author/artist for permission. Ann Wass _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
