The group who did it wrote a letter to 'The Internet' about how and why they did it, it's online at http://public.resource.org/memo.2007.05.19.html.
> Mia Ridge Database Developer, Museum Systems Team Museum of London Group 46 Eagle Wharf Road London. N1 7ED Tel: 020 7410 2205 Fax: 020 7600 1058 Email: mridge at museumoflondon.org.uk www.museumoflondon.org.uk Museum of London is changing; our lower galleries will be closed while they undergo a major new development. Visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk to find out more. London's Burning - explore how the Great Fire of London shaped the city we see today www.museumoflondon.org.uk/londonsburning -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]On Behalf Of > David Hughes > Sent: 24 May 2007 16:24 > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Group defies Smithsonian copyright claim > > > Very slippery slope. > > Of lesser import but still curious... how did whomever posted > these to Flicker migrate any associated metadata? Cut and paste? > > david hughes > > Associate, Old Colorado City Historical Society > Colorado Springs, CO > > > > > > > RE: "Not all of their photographs are created by > Smithsonian employees, > > but by for-hire photographers. Thus they are indeed protected by > > copyright, transferred by the photographer to the Smithsonian." > > > > If these photographers were hired using federal funds then > they might be > > considered federal workers (in their contract capacity), > giving favor to > > the argument that the photographs are part of the public domain. > > > > It's a very slippery slope. > > > > > > Chad M Petrovay > > Collections Database Administrator > > The Walters Art Museum > > 600 North Charles Street > > Baltimore, MD 21210 > > P: 410.547.9000 x266 > > F: 410.837.4846 > > cpetrovay at thewalters.org > > www.thewalters.org > > Exhibitions: > > Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt on view June 15 - > August 26 > > Linda Day Clark: The Gee's Bend Photographs on view June 15 > - September > > 2 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] > On Behalf Of > > amalyah keshet > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:40 PM > > To: mcn-l at toronto.mediatrope.com > > Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Group defies Smithsonian copyright claim > > > > > >> > http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/05/18/grou > p_defies_ > > smithsonian_copyright_claim/ > >> > > > > Group defies Smithsonian copyright claim > > > >> Brett Zongker > >> The Associated Press > >> May 21, 2007 > >> > >> Grabbing pictures of iconic Smithsonian Institution artifacts just > >> got a whole lot easier. > >> > >> Before, if you wanted to get a picture of the Wright Brothers' > >> plane, you could go to the Smithsonian Images Web site and > pay for a > >> print or high-resolution image after clicking through several > >> warnings about copyrights and other restrictions -- and only if you > >> were a student, teacher or pledging not to use it to make money. > >> > >> Now, you can just go to the free photo-sharing Web site flickr.com. > >> A nonprofit group is challenging the copyrights and restrictions on > >> images being sold by the Smithsonian. But instead of going > to court, > >> the group downloaded all 6,288 photos online and posted them > >> Wednesday night on the free Internet site. (more) > > > > > > BTW, regarding the claim that all Smithsonian photos are in the > > public domain because they were created by government employees: > > several years ago I checked this out. Not all of their photographs > > are created by Smithsonian employees, but by for-hire > > photographers. Thus they are indeed protected by copyright, > > transferred by the photographer to the Smithsonian. > > > > > > > > Amalyah Keshet > > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management > > The Israel Museum, Jerusalem www.imj.org.il > > Chair, MCN IP special interest group www.mcn.edu > > Blog www.musematic.net > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the > Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >
