Fair (i.e. transformative) use. I'd stand behind it! gary handman
> For a dramaturgy class project at Texas State, I used images of Tennessee > Williams and some famous productions to illustrate info on a production of > "Night of the Iguana". All images were identified and URLs provided. It > sounds like your faculty member is doing a sort of mash up. I would think > that if the original sources of the images are credited with a disclaimer > about the contemporary changes, she would be covered. > > Am I wrong? Anyone? > > Christine Crowley > Dean of Learning Resources > Adjunct Faculty--Theatre > Northwest Vista College > 3535 N. Ellison Dr. > San Antonio, TX 78251 > 210.486.4572 office > 210.486.4504 fax > [email protected] > Northwest Vista College is one of the Alamo Colleges > www.alamo.edu/nvc/lrc > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Moshiri, Farhad > Sent: Thu 1/20/2011 4:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Videolib] Still images copyright question > > > > Dear all, > > > > One of our faculty members asked me a question that I don't know the > answer. She is trying to put up an exhibition of montage still images. She > is using famous photographs. But she and her students are changing the > images making montages, etc. Her question is how much of a still image can > you change before you need copyright holder of the image's permission to > do so? Can you help me with this? The exhibition would be displayed to the > public in an academic setting with no charges. Thanks. > > > > Farhad Moshiri > > Audiovisual Librarian > > University of the Incarnate Word > > San Antonio, TX > > > > > ________________________________ > > This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or > contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the > intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in > error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of > this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any > attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this > e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
