<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I think what you are going to find is that there is US and international copyright law and then there is how the SCA<div>wants to enforce it. And the SCA approach can be much stricter than what is necessary under US law.</div><div><br></div><div>(Right now, for instance, one cannot publish a survey article of period quotations because the rules in place count every quotation</div><div>as being copyrighted. One is limited to a rule of 10% of the article for the quotations, even if the quotations are original quotations and date from before 1700 or even 1600. </div><div>One cannot for instance do a survey of how a recipe changes over time or variants of recipes because you can no longer quote the original material. One cannot describe a historical event using quotations from pre 1600 books because you will exceed the 10% rule. We scream for authenticity but then we choke it back.)</div><div><br></div><div>I think you'll have to start by looking at the Chroniclers' Handbook for instructions<div>on how the SCA wants it done these days and consult your Kingdom Chronicler's Office for their ok.</div><div><br></div><div>There are also people who advise the SCA on copyright and the Corporate Office should be able to put you in touch</div><div>with them on questions relating to how the SCA wants it done.</div><div><br></div><div>Johnnae</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Jun 2, 2012, at 11:45 PM, FV/Rafaella wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div>Greetings all,</div><div><br></div><div>I do this at work everyday but I'd like input from the SCAdian community on this issue. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm the "scribal archives" deputy for AnTir. I manage our LibraryThing account (<a href="http://www.librarything.com/home/AnTirCOS">http://www.librarything.com/home/AnTirCOS</a>) and now I'm tackling inventory/preservation/digitization of our photograph and slide collections. (my copyright credentials include training from Laura Gassaway and being a fan of Kenneth Crews and Lawrence Lessig.)</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the big question: If we digitize the photos/slides, can we put them up on the web (without getting anything signed? no one collected any sort of permissions in the past, either from scribes or photographers.)</div><div><br></div><div>My inclination is "no" but before I tell that to my superior (and take the time to
digitize) I'd like to get my justification in order. I may end up digitizing for preservation (and make sure to include "goes into public domain" notes in the metadata) but maybe it's time to start a "hunt for the scribes and get clearances" project.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The visual arts dillemma of photographer vs. artist-of-the-artifact is what causes me confusion in these situations.</div><div><br></div><div>I was speaking with my Laurel (who has her OL in C&I) and she said "but we did these for Kingdom, isn't that like work?" and I said that volunteer art wasn't Work For Hire, but it is an interesting line of thought.</div><div><br></div><div>I've roamed through VRA (visual resources assoc) and ARLIS/NA (art libraries) websites, without much luck. The new ARL fair use guidelines* apply to teaching in higher ed, not so much for volunteer educational organizations. :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Input
appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>--Rafaella</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>