---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 at 10:22 Subject: Re: Continued use of your plant images by RBG Kew To: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]>
I do not think so. As eFI do not give anybody the right to use anybody's images except with their permission. On Mon, 16 Dec 2024 at 21:45, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > Is this for efi ? > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Science Images <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 3:25 PM > Subject: Continued use of your plant images by RBG Kew > To: Science Images <[email protected]> > > > Dear Colleagues, > > You were previously in contact with Rafaël Govaerts regarding Kew's use of > your images on the "Plants of the World" (POWO) website. > We remain extremely grateful for your support. Kew continues to grow its > scientific datasets and to extend how we communicate about plants to > different audiences. We are writing, therefore, to seek your permission > for RBG Kew to use your images for other Kew science projects and > websites. > You previously authorised Kew's use of your images whilst retaining all > copyright rights. We now seek your approval of our wider use for Kew > websites. > In the short term we wish to use your images for the public-facing > scientific data portal: "Medicinal Plant Names Services" www.kew.org/mpns . > This website focuses on the correct names for plants that are used as > herbal medicines and natural products. In the longer term we aim to extend > the scope to "Plants for Health". We propose using your images in these > websites as they are now used in POWO: > > - your original high-quality images will not be made available. > - each of your images will be independently credited using your chosen > copyright name. > - all your images will explicitly say “all rights reserved”. > - RBG Kew will not present or share any further information about > yourself. > > We hope that you can agree to this further *NON-COMMERCIAL *use of your > images by RBG Kew. > *Please can you reply to this email by 31/01/2025 and let us know:* > > 1. *"YES" - if you agree to NON-COMMERCIAL use of your images by > RBG Kew websites like MPNS OR* > 2. *"NO" - if you prefer that your images only be used for Plants > of the World Online* > > If we do not hear back then we will assume that you prefer us NOT to use > your images more widely within Kew. > I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again for your support and > interest. > > Yours sincerely, > > Dr. Bob Allkin > Digital Products and Services Team Leader, > Science > Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, > www.kew.org/science/our-science/projects/plants-for-health > > > ------------------------------ > > The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body with > exempt charitable status, whose principal place of business is at Royal > Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United Kingdom. > > The information contained in this email and any attachments is intended > solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or legally > privileged information. If you have received this message in error, please > return it immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or > disclose the information contained in this email or in any attachment. > > Any views expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect the opinions > of RBG Kew. > > Any files attached to this email have been inspected with virus detection > software by RBG Kew before transmission, however you should carry out your > own virus checks before opening any attachments. RBG Kew accepts no > liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by software viruses. > > > *Disclaimer* > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived by *Mimecast Ltd*, an innovator in Software as a > Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a *safer* and *more useful* place > for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and > compliance. To find out more Click Here > <http://www.mimecast.com/products/>. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDd2ZNCuPsHD99_E3HyA-hfwjcBpGKVf8u5t9c5ZabYeA%40mail.gmail.com.
