Thanks Diane (and Melissa) for bringing this to the list's attention.
I note with a sigh that while the Code says (p12)
Museums...
- Downloadable images made available online should be suitable
in size for full-screen projection or display on a personal computer
or mobile device, but generally not larger.
The associated FAQ at
http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/fair-use/best-practices-fair-use-faq.pdf
recommends (p3)
http://aamd.org/sites/default/files/document/Thumbnail%20Images%20Policy.pdf
which it says "states conclusions that are fully consistent with the Code".
The AAMD policy (from 2011) settled on 250 x 300 pixels as the defensible size
for an image which (apart from being an incredibly unhelpful way to state max
dimensions) is a long way from "suitable in size for full-screen projection or
display on a personal computer or mobile device".
So we're still a long way from clarity!
- Ben
On 09/02/2015 16:54, Diane Zorich wrote:
FYI includes a section for museums.
From: "Christine L. Sundt" <csu...@mindspring.com>
Reply-To: Visual Resources Association <vr...@listserv.uark.edu>
Date: Monday, February 9, 2015 11:08 AM
To: <vr...@listserv.uark.edu>
Subject: CAA Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts
The College Art Association (CAA)'s Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for
the Visual Arts has been published and is available for download online:
http://www.collegeart.org/fair-use/. Printed copies will be distributed
during CAA's annual conference, this week at the New York Hilton.
For more information about this publication please visit
http://www.collegeart.org/news/2015/02/09/caa-announces-publication-of-code-
of-best-practices-in-fair-use-for-the-visual-arts/
Christine L. Sundt
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