The sustainibility case studies publihsed by the Strategic Content Alliance include one on "V&A Images: Image Licensing at a Cultural Heritage Institution"
http://www.ithaka.org/ithaka-s-r/strategy/ithaka-case-studies-in-sustainability/case-studies/SCA_BMS_CaseStudy_V-AImages.pdf
I think the LCACE (London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange) consoritum did work in this area as well but cannot locate the documentation,
Alastair
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tony Crockford
Sent: 16 July 2009 10:57
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Subject: Re: NPG / Wikimedia
On 16 Jul 2009, at 10:45, Andy Powell wrote:
> But that £400,000 (actually £378,000) represents about 12% of their
> overall income (ignoring investments) - again, assuming that I'm
> reading things correctly?
>
> I would suggest that this is a significant chunk of money if we
> assume that the real issue here is about sustainability rather than
> copyright per se.
but we're also assuming that breach of copyright leads directly to
lost revenue, a matter of contention being explored heavily in the
music industry and leading directly to the concept of 'free music'
giveaways at concerts and such.
has anyone done any research into the true size of the commercial
market for copyrighted historical images?
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