We don't use images under copyright for which we don't have permission, but try to ensure that the permissioned copyrighted material we do use is not copied indiscriminately. Our statement on the UTEP Biodiversity Collections website, for example is as follows:
Original materials on this web site are copyrighted. Limited use for educational purposes is allowed provided proper credit is given; however, some images are presented by permission of others, so please query us before using images. For textual material, please inform us of use as a matter of courtesy. Commercial use of images or text, in whole or in part, is expressly forbidden without formal, written approval. Contact us for further information. Cheers, Art Harris -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jesse Henderson Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 7:24 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Museums and Fair Use of Images on Websites Hi all, I am just wondering if any institutions out there (especially university museums) use images still under copyright for which they haven't been able to track down permission on their website? If so, do you have any kind of a Fair Use statement on your site regarding the use of the images? Thanks, Jesse ------------------------------------------ Jessica Henderson, MLIS Visual Resources Curator Department of Art & Art History Colgate University 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346 315.228.7594 jhenderson at colgate.edu www.colgate.edu/visualresources<https://sites.google.com/a/colgate.edu/colgatevr/> about.me/jesse.henderson *I am actively using this email account M-F, 8:30am-5pm (EST).
