<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Typical SCA legalistic paranoia.<br><br>Proposal: the SCA should ban the use of duct tape without criminal background checks and a paper trail since it is common knowledge that serial killers use duct tape.</div><div><br></div><div>M/D<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 3, 2012, at 8:57 AM, "Johnna Holloway" <<a href="mailto:johnnae@mac.com">johnnae@mac.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Here is what the Gauntlet had to say about the issue of images in its 4th quarter issue of 2011.<div><br></div><div>
<div class="column"><p><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'LiberationSerif'">"The usage of images of extant pieces on websites and in newsletters is one of those topics that sparks
debate. This has been a subject of discussion among the various kingdom chroniclers and this is what
the Society Chronicler, Countess Honor of Restormel, has to say on the subject: “One of the kingdom
webministers asked about the use of period images being mechanically copied (generally photography),
which we referred to the attorney. The response was that every individual image used needs to be
researched (and that research retained with the office, if the image is used), and that there isn't any
"blanket" policy that will fit. The reason behind this is the source of the image: it may have been a
photograph that was scanned from a book and the book (including the images) will likely hold a
copyright, or the photographer may hold rights to the image, or some other combination of variables
that they can't predict. Of course, this applies to similar sites as well, and the simplest solution is to
read the fine print."
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'LiberationSerif'">So, what does this mean for you? Well, it basically means that just because an object is old, and
therefore in the public domain, doesn't mean that a picture taken of it is. The photographer may have
enhanced the image, color corrected the image, or staged it creatively. That means you need to obtain
permission to use the image. When in doubt, don't!
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'LiberationSerif'">Lord Rijckaert (Richard) vanUtrecht, Chronicler"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'LiberationSerif'">Johnnae</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'LiberationSerif'"> </span></p>
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