FYI -- a useful tool from those "can-do" folks at VRA....
>X-Accept-Language: en-us, en >Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:32:01 -0400 >Reply-To: Visual Resources Association <VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >Sender: Visual Resources Association <VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >From: Marlene Gordon <mgordon at UMICH.EDU> >Organization: University of Michigan- Dearborn >Subject: Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC) >To: VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >List-Help: <http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=VRA-L>, > <mailto:LISTSERV at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU?body=INFO VRA-L> >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:VRA-L-unsubscribe-request at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >List-Subscribe: <mailto:VRA-L-subscribe-request at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >List-Owner: <mailto:VRA-L-request at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >List-Archive: <http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=VRA-L> >X-ELNK-Received-Info: spv=0; >X-ELNK-AV: 0 >X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=00; sbw=000; > >Dear Colleagues, > >At long last, the Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC) has been >completed and is available on the VRA web site under "What's New". >The program is intended to assist the user in assessing the >intellectual property rights status of images of works of art, >designed objects or architectural works. DIRC leads the user >through a series of query pages. The end product is a color-coded >chart that indicates the status of the work based on the answers >given to the questions. There is also a note that includes comments >on the intended use of the work. DIRC has been vetted by legal >counsel. Before using the program for the first time, you are urged >to read the Advisory Notice. > >I would like to thank Ben Kessler, Allan Kohl, Rebecca Anne Moss, >Maryly Snow, Chris Sundt, and Gretchen Wagner who, along with >myself, comprised the DIRC Working Group. Special and heartfelt >thanks go to Allan who assumed the lion's share of the work. Allan >also recruited Stacey Barnes who was the lead designer. > >Marlene >-- >Marlene Gordon >Visual Resources and Music Curator >University of Michigan-Dearborn >313-593-5463 >313-593-1902 (fax) >mgordon at umich.edu >VRA-IPR Committee, Chair >VRA Newsletter, Editor >www.vraweb.org -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com
