[MCN-L] IP SIG: ASPP Guidelines for Locating Copyright Owners ..
From: Cathy Sachs [mailto:cathy at aspp.com] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:31 PM To: cathy at aspp.com Subject: Press Release: ASPP Best Pracices guidelines. The American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) has just posted its Best Practices for Locating Copyright Owners of Photographic and Visual Art. These guidelines can be found at http://www.aspp.com/pages/257/189/0/http://www.aspp.com/pages/257/189/0/ A Press Release is attached, and we would appreciate any mention that you can give to this initiative. Thank you Cathy Sachs Cathy D-P Sachs Executive Director American Society of Picture Professionals 117 South Saint Asaph Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Email: mailto:cathy at aspp.comcathy at aspp.com Phone: 703.299.0219 Fax: 703.299.9910 http://www.aspp.com/http://www.aspp.com Building Community Among Image Professionals PRESS RELEASE July 24, 2008 Alexandria, Virginia ASPP RELEASES BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES The American Society of Picture Professionals has released guidelines entitled ASPP's Best Practices for Locating Copyright Owners of Photographic and Visual Art. This guide is intended to be a living document and will be continually updated as new registries and technologies become available. This version 2.0 contains many useful links to organizations and other places where one can access information. The guide can be found at the ASPP website at http://www.aspp.com/users/ASPPSite4390/ASPP_Best_Practises_v2_7-8-08.pdfhttp://www.aspp.com/users/ASPPSite4390/ASPP_Best_Practises_v2_7-8-08.pdf Executive Director, Cathy Sachs, expressed the following thoughts: Especially in light of the Orphan Works pending legislation, it was our hope that these guidelines would be helpful in locating copyright holders, and that they might eventually aid in the construction of the defined diligent search. This in turn, we hoped, would minimize the flood of orphans that might be created by inadequate search procedures. We feel that none of our members would benefit from that. The American Society of Picture Professional (ASPP) is a community of image experts committed to sharing their experience and knowledge throughout the industry. This non-profit association provides professional networking and educational opportunities for those who create, edit, research, license, manage or publish pictures. For more information go to http://www.aspp.com/www.aspp.com or contact the Executive Director Cathy Sachs at mailto:cathy at aspp.comcathy at aspp.com -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.net
[MCN-L] IP SIG: ASPP Guidelines for Locating Copyright Owners ..
Who / What is the American Society of Picture Professionals and why should their guidelines - in a de fact sort of way - be of special interest to cultural heritage institutions operating as public charities? Just curious. ken On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Diane M. Zorich dzorich at mindspring.com wrote: From: Cathy Sachs [mailto:cathy at aspp.com] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:31 PM To: cathy at aspp.com Subject: Press Release: ASPP Best Pracices guidelines. The American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) has just posted its Best Practices for Locating Copyright Owners of Photographic and Visual Art. These guidelines can be found at http://www.aspp.com/pages/257/189/0/http://www.aspp.com/pages/257/189/0/ A Press Release is attached, and we would appreciate any mention that you can give to this initiative. Thank you Cathy Sachs Cathy D-P Sachs Executive Director American Society of Picture Professionals 117 South Saint Asaph Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Email: mailto:cathy at aspp.comcathy at aspp.com Phone: 703.299.0219 Fax: 703.299.9910 http://www.aspp.com/http://www.aspp.com Building Community Among Image Professionals PRESS RELEASE July 24, 2008 Alexandria, Virginia ASPP RELEASES BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES The American Society of Picture Professionals has released guidelines entitled ASPP's Best Practices for Locating Copyright Owners of Photographic and Visual Art. This guide is intended to be a living document and will be continually updated as new registries and technologies become available. This version 2.0 contains many useful links to organizations and other places where one can access information. The guide can be found at the ASPP website at http://www.aspp.com/users/ASPPSite4390/ASPP_Best_Practises_v2_7-8-08.pdfhttp://www.aspp.com/users/ASPPSite4390/ASPP_Best_Practises_v2_7-8-08.pdf Executive Director, Cathy Sachs, expressed the following thoughts: Especially in light of the Orphan Works pending legislation, it was our hope that these guidelines would be helpful in locating copyright holders, and that they might eventually aid in the construction of the defined diligent search. This in turn, we hoped, would minimize the flood of orphans that might be created by inadequate search procedures. We feel that none of our members would benefit from that. The American Society of Picture Professional (ASPP) is a community of image experts committed to sharing their experience and knowledge throughout the industry. This non-profit association provides professional networking and educational opportunities for those who create, edit, research, license, manage or publish pictures. For more information go to http://www.aspp.com/www.aspp.com or contact the Executive Director Cathy Sachs at mailto:cathy at aspp.comcathy at aspp.com -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.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
[MCN-L] IP SIG: ASPP Guidelines for Locating Copyright Owners ..
Ken, ASPP is an industry trade group representing members whose demographics break down roughly as 50% researchers/editors/buyers, 30% photographers, 20% personnel at stock agencies or collections. Their guidelines are what they are - no endorsement implied. I forwarded them to the list because I thought those who deal with rights issues in museums ( for whom orphan works legislation will be important) might be interested in what an industry group sees as due diligence in the orphan works matter. Industry groups have been the most vocal critics of the legislation. As I understand it (and someone out there correct me if I am wrong please..), the current version of the proposed orphan works legislation requires organizations to be able to demonstrate due diligence in trying to locate creators of these works before they use them, but does not legislate what constitutes due diligence. Given that legal judgments often consider the tradition of community practice in rulings, perhaps ASPP is proposing its guidelines in hopes they became de facto tradition? As a related aside (and shameless plug), Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office will be speaking about orphan works at MCN in November on a panel about national issues of interest for museums. We should ask her about ASPP's guidelines and their implications (if any). I would guess that this is only the first of many guidelines to be issued by organizations who have a vested interest in the orphan works issue. Diane Who / What is the American Society of Picture Professionals and why should their guidelines - in a de fact sort of way - be of special interest to cultural heritage institutions operating as public charities? Just curious. ken On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Diane M. Zorich dzorich at mindspring.com wrote: From: Cathy Sachs [mailto:cathy at aspp.com] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:31 PM To: cathy at aspp.com Subject: Press Release: ASPP Best Pracices guidelines. The American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) has just posted its Best Practices for Locating Copyright Owners of Photographic and Visual Art. These guidelines can be found at http://www.aspp.com/pages/257/189/0/http://www.aspp.com/pages/257/189/0/ A Press Release is attached, and we would appreciate any mention that you can give to this initiative. Thank you Cathy Sachs Cathy D-P Sachs Executive Director American Society of Picture Professionals 117 South Saint Asaph Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Email: mailto:cathy at aspp.comcathy at aspp.com Phone: 703.299.0219 Fax: 703.299.9910 http://www.aspp.com/http://www.aspp.com Building Community Among Image Professionals PRESS RELEASE July 24, 2008 Alexandria, Virginia ASPP RELEASES BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES The American Society of Picture Professionals has released guidelines entitled ASPP's Best Practices for Locating Copyright Owners of Photographic and Visual Art. This guide is intended to be a living document and will be continually updated as new registries and technologies become available. This version 2.0 contains many useful links to organizations and other places where one can access information. The guide can be found at the ASPP website at http://www.aspp.com/users/ASPPSite4390/ASPP_Best_Practises_v2_7-8-08.pdfhttp://www.aspp.com/users/ASPPSite4390/ASPP_Best_Practises_v2_7-8-08.pdf Executive Director, Cathy Sachs, expressed the following thoughts: Especially in light of the Orphan Works pending legislation, it was our hope that these guidelines would be helpful in locating copyright holders, and that they might eventually aid in the construction of the defined diligent search. This in turn, we hoped, would minimize the flood of orphans that might be created by inadequate search procedures. We feel that none of our members would benefit from that. The American Society of Picture Professional (ASPP) is a community of image experts committed to sharing their experience and knowledge throughout the industry. This non-profit association provides professional networking and educational opportunities for those who create, edit, research, license, manage or publish pictures. For more information go to http://www.aspp.com/www.aspp.com or contact the Executive Director Cathy Sachs at mailto:cathy at aspp.comcathy at aspp.com -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.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
