Hi everyone: I'm part of an all-day copyright workshop at AAM in a couple of weeks, and we'll be discussing, among other things, fair use and thumbnails on museum websites. In addition, I'll be moderating a breakout session about social media and copyright. With that in mind, I have a few questions that I'd like to get your collective perspectives on. Please reply to me offlist. **Thumbnail strategies: I've already queried a couple of institutions directly, but I think it would be valuable to get a broader perspective (and thanks again to you who've already answered!). 1) How has your institution decided to display thumbnails of works on your website? Specifically, how do you manage it with works in which the institution isn't the copyright holder (or it isn't entirely clear that they are)? Do you rely on fair use or do you actively seek permissions from each copyright holder before displaying the work at all? Somewhere in the middle? 2) What size(s) do you display the works at? 3) Do you, or how do you denote the copyright holder? 4) Do you put protections in place to prohibit visitors from taking the images? I know not everyone will have answers to all of these, but any answers would be great. **Social media and copyright 1) Do you have any particular questions or concerns about copyright and social media engagement from visitors or by institutions? (I hope I can post the answers to some of these questions after the workshop) 2) Have you adjusted your practices in response to social media engagement and increased web presence by the institution, or by its visitors? How? (this also includes photography policies in galleries, in addition to institutional website practices) I really appreciate any time you can spend to answer some of these questions. Please respond to me offlist, and denote if I may identify your institution's practices during the workshop. I would like to collate all answers and distribute them to the list, but I'll strip identifying information from those answers entirely. Best, ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax: 510-849-3673 http://www.magnes.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.org
