[OpenGLAM] FW: [MCN-L] Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions

Wed Mar 12 15:28:59 UTC 2014

Those statements (at the link you provided) are fascinating, pertinent, and succinct, as always, Diane. Thanks to you and your colleagues for that.

This, in particular, is a subtlety I had wondered about:

"However, if the low-resolution and high-resolution copies are the same work under applicable copyright law<http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_know_if_a_low-resolution_photo_and_a_high-resolution_photo_are_the_same_work.3F>, permission under a CC license is not limited to a particular copy, and someone who receives a copy in high resolution may use it under the terms of the CC license applied to the low-resolution copy."

I am always amazed at the intricacies of copyright law, and I am always grateful to the institutions that let me work another way.

- - Mike

From: Diane Peters <diane at creativecommons.org<mailto:diane at creativecommons.org>>
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:16 AM
To: Michael Edson <EDSONM at si.edu<mailto:EDSONM at si.edu>>
Cc: Open-GLAM listserv <open-glam at lists.okfn.org<mailto:open-glam at lists.okfn.org>>, "kblanch at thewalters.org<mailto:kblanch at thewalters.org>" <kblanch at thewalters.org<mailto:kblanch at thewalters.org>>
Subject: Re: [OpenGLAM] FW: [MCN-L] Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions

Hi Michael,

You may find this relatively new FAQ on how CC licenses operate in the hi-res/lo-res context of interest.

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ#Can_I_apply_a_CC_license_to_low-resolution_copies_of_a_licensed_work_and_reserve_more_rights_in_high-resolution_copies.3F<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ%23Can_I_apply_a_CC_license_to_low-resolution_copies_of_a_licensed_work_and_reserve_more_rights_in_high-resolution_copies.3F&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=OrleOIb4%2FRXNkzweNOIBMA%3D%3D%0A&m=47tJ83xGyaGN6RXFpOPrufBkiujCpE8toVxsbdbOq8o%3D%0A&s=e60cb62c379b00902a8ef8282d2424908575477f256a3be10774c353b89dcb03>

Diane

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 8:11 AM, Edson, Michael <EDSONM at si.edu<mailto:EDSONM at si.edu>> wrote:
Cross-post from the Museum Computer Network listserv.

Kate Blanch of the Walters (cc'd on this message) asks a good question
about practices regarding licensing and © for the same source file
provided to users at different resolutions.

(I strongly feel that the Open Glam Principles should provide guidance and
leadership on this issue, e.g., we should discourage the practice of
giving away the low-resolution/low-quality files and enclosing
bigger/better ones. I'm happy to digress on why, ad nauseam ;)

On 3/12/14 10:58 AM, "Kate Blanch" <kblanch at thewalters.org<mailto:kblanch at thewalters.org>> wrote:

>Hello MCN,
>This may be a rather dense question regarding copyright law...but as it's
>outside my area of expertise I figured this community could provide a
>great reference point. My own research is not turning up an good
>answers/examples either!
>
>Do any institutions assign different copyright statements to derivatives
>of the same image, depending on that image's resolution?
>
>Take for example, a photo of a Greek urn in a museum collection. Would it
>be common practice for a high-resolution TIFF of this photo to bear a
>"(c)Museum Institution, 2014" statement, while a medium-resolution JPG of
>the same photo would bear a "(c) Creative Commons License"?
>
>Does this scenario fit within basic copyright law or guidelines?
>If anyone is differentiating copyright statements based on image
>resolution, do you have this policy written/documented in a shareable way?
>
>Thanks for any feedback you might have!
>
>
>Kate Blanch
>Administrator, Museum Databases
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