Re: Virginia's question, I think the Smithsonian is well in the way to having a consistent policy on PD works and the kinds of reproductions of PD works that are relevant to Bridgeman <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_Ltd._v._Corel_Corporation> , though I'll admit it's been an enormous stretch to wrap my own head around all the issues and needs/expectations of stakeholders.
Lest I screw it up, I asked Lauryn Guttenplan, our Associate General Counsel, for the bestest and most officialist way of stating the current condition. She says: "The Smithsonian's statement on the web that it owns copyright in its content is meant to refer to the website as a compilation. Many of the materials on Smithsonian websites are in the public domain, although we do not have a consistent means of specifying, clarifying, labeling or otherwise communicating the rights status of virtually any of the content. There are many groups investigating these issues and, in particular, looking at the way in which we treat public domain works. Obviously, the Bridgeman decision is a very important factor in determining how we treat digital surrogates of two-dimensional works that are, themselves, in the public domain. We would hope that a clear policy on public domain works will emerge from this process." ...And then we can have a conversation about implementing the policy consistently across the Institution's 28 museums and research centers, plus the National Zoo. ------------ From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Virginia Rutledge [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:05 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Stock photo companies Categories: Research It would be interesting to know which institutions on this list claim and/or recognize copyright in photographs of paintings and other two-dimensional works that are themselves in the public domain. Virginia Rutledge Chair, Art Law Committee, New York City Bar Association --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Gose, Denise <gosed at ccp.library.arizona.edu> wrote: From: Gose, Denise <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Stock photo companies To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 8:38 AM I would love to hear a response to the question on-list. I'm guessing quite a few of us have either been approached, or are working with one of these agencies. We're not, but we've considered it. Thank you. Denise Gos? Rights and Reproductions Manager Center for Creative Photography 1030 N. Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721 T: 520.307.2830 F: 520.621.9444 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen E. Richter Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:30 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Stock photo companies Hello, I'm new to the list and would welcome your responses to this. I'm considering turning over some of our images to Art Resource and/or Bridgeman Art Library. Would any of you be willing to share information about your experience, especially your contractual arrangements with these companies and any changes you might have made to their standard contract? Also, how did you choose the images you provided, and if you signed on to both companies, how did you choose the images for one versus the other? Feel free to respond to me off-list. Thanks for your help. Karen Karen E. Richter Image Resources Manager Princeton University Art Museum Tel. 609 258 5828 Fax 609 258 6877 http://artmuseum.princeton.edu <http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/> _______________________________________________ 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
