2009/3/4 David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com>: > 2009/3/4 geni <geni...@gmail.com>: > >> Getting access to existing collections and permission to make copies >> of them (county archives will generaly photocopy stuff for you but >> they won't let you point a camera at the stuff) is a more significant >> issue at this point. > > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sun-Glasses-Camera-with-2GB-Flash-Memory-+Micro-SD-Slot_W0QQitemZ150327823289QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090220?IMSfp=TL090220122003r5179 > > Now to work out how to make it a tax deduction! > > > - d.
Sneaking in a camera would not be a problem if I felt like doing that but I have standards. What bugs me is the restriction is so irrational. It's not a matter of protecting the documents. I was allowed to handle them without wearing gloves, they were fairly robust (19th century1:500 OS maps. large enough scale that would identify individual rooms in buildings) and in any case photographing even with flash (not that I would need to use a flash) would have done less damage than photocopying. It's not a matter of disruption since modern camera can be pretty much silent where as the microfilm machines people were useing were rather noisy. It may be a matter of control since there are conditions on what you can do with the photocopies and when a few years back I asked them about CC release I wasn't able to get a straight answer. Annoying. -- geni _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l