I am building an interactive computer presentation to be delivered
on CD on the subject of ancient Native American artifacts of the
Archaic Period (8000-1000BC). These questions concern the use of
images of the artifacts. What has me confused is that these
objects were created thousands of years ago and therefore might be
like an historical monument, a photo of which might be copyrighted
but not the object itself.
- If I have received permission to photograph artifacts in the
collection of a museum do I need to get a license agreement for
the images used in the specific project that I am making? The
director of collections knew that I was photographing for some
kind of eventual publication when he granted access to the
collection.
- If a collector has given me permission to photograph items in
his collection and even given me possession of the artifacts
temporarily, do I need a license agreement to use these images
in my project?
- If the author of a book on these artifacts, who is also the
photographer of the images used in his book, gives me permission
to use these images in my project, do I have to have permission
from the individual collectors of the objects in the images?
Thank You,
Edward Harvey
eharvey[_at_]sbceo.org
Received on Thu Jul 20 2000 - 02:11:08 GMT