Re: A mere photograph

From: Bernard Katz <bkatz[_at_]uoguelph.ca>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:33:51 -0400 (EDT)

On Sun, 27 Apr 1997 Lesley Ellen Harris <copyrtlaw[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
>
> But how does this work in the "real" world? Are most photographs
> protected by copyright? Are schools and libraries for instance
> clearing the rights in "mere" photographs of items?

I certainly suggest (not as legal advice :-) that graduate students who wish to include photographic images in their theses clear them, if they cannot demonstrate that the negatives on which the images are ultimately based were not taken 50 years ago.

Bernard Katz, Head, Special Collections and Library Development

              University of Guelph Library
              Guelph, Ontario
	 and  Chair, Copyright Task Group, Ontario Library Association 

bkatz[_at_]uoguelph.ca // (519) 824-4120 X2089 // FAX: (519) 824-6931 Received on Tue Apr 29 1997 - 22:39:38 GMT