In a message dated 11/12/2010 7:56:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, manordto...@stthomas.edu writes:
Additionally, there are some museums that are unwilling to put up details and hi-res photos up because of copyright issues. And I guess that suggests something else WE can do to help museums--only use any images we acquire, whether on-line or in person, in an ethical way. I don't want to start the whole discussion about intellectual property again, but I hope people will remember that, just because something is posted on a website, doesn't mean one can take it and use it any way one wants to. But, on the flip side, I found when I was writing my book that some museums seem to view publication rights as a cash cow and are charging exorbitant rates. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect them to give them away, and I know funding is tight (I also work at a museum), but a couple--and absolutely perfect examples--were just into the stratosphere, and I didn't have the budget for them. I know photography costs money, too, but if the image already exists, I wish the rights could be more reasonable. Ann Wass _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
