Thanks Mia. Of course this is only relevant to US museums as UK museums are subject to a completely different legislative regime -'fair dealing' which is considerably more restrictive

All best

Naomi 

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On 9 Feb 2015, at 18:10, Mia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This is already doing the rounds on twitter as it's a useful summary. It's
> only short so it's easy to look over yourself, but as you're all busy
> people, here's the section on principles of fair use for museums (including
> galleries):
> 
> 'PRINCIPLE
> Museums and their staffs may invoke fair use in using copyrighted works,
> including images and text as well as time-based and born-digital
> material, in furtherance of their core missions, subject to certain
> limitations:
> 
> Limitations
> 
> * When copyrighted works are used in connection with physical or virtual
> exhibitions, the use should be justified by the curatorial objective, and
> the user should be prepared to articulate that justification.
> 
> * The amount of a work used in museum publications, the size and resolution
> of published reproductions, and the level of fidelity of those
> reproductions should be appropriate to the analytic or educational purpose.
> 
> * Downloadable images made available online should be suitable in size for
> full-screen projection or display on a personal computer or mobile device,
> but generally not larger.
> 
> * When image details and support for “close looking” are offered online
> through large or high-resolution images, downloading should not be
> facilitated unless a special justification is present.
> 
> * Images provided to the public should be accompanied by attribution of the
> original work as is customary in the field, to the extent possible.
> 
> * Images and other documentation of museum collections should be associated
> with all appropriate and reasonably available metadata.
> 
> * Images and documentation of museum collections should honor institutional
> policies designed to protect noncopyright interests of third parties,
> including the privacy of individuals and the cultural sensitivities of
> communities.'
> 
> Bear in mind, this is for *copyrighted works* - the sky's the limit for
> uncopyrighted works. I can see many potential cans of worms, but also the
> potential for freeing museums to better serve their audiences. How does it
> strike people who work directly with collections?
> 
> Cheers, Mia
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Diane Zorich <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9 February 2015 at 16:54
> Subject: [MCN-L] FW: CAA Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual
> Arts
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[log in to unmask]>
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> 
> FYI ­ includes a section for museumsŠ.
> 
> From:  "Christine L. Sundt" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To:  Visual Resources Association <[log in to unmask]>
> Date:  Monday, February 9, 2015 11:08 AM
> To:  <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:  CAA Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts
> 
> 
> The College Art Association (CAA)'s Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for
> the Visual Arts has been published and is available for download online:
> http://www.collegeart.org/fair-use/. Printed copies will be distributed
> during CAA's annual conference, this week at the New York Hilton.
> 
> For more information about this publication please visit
> http://www.collegeart.org/news/2015/02/09/caa-announces-publication-of-code-
> of-best-practices-in-fair-use-for-the-visual-arts/
> 
> Christine L. Sundt
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