I would be interested to hear any views from colleagues about the use and reuse of images that libraries and archives make available to customers through an online database.

 

An image that we added to our online database (www.picturesheffield.com), was copied, had its web address overlay (watermark) removed and was then uploaded to Wikimedia.

 

We recently received a comment from a customer who took exception to this.

 

We have some sympathy with this view - the image itself may be out of copyright, though the Council retains rights in its digital file. On this basis we have requested the image be removed from Wikimedia - full details are available here https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Youdan_%26_Surrey_Theatre_company.png?uselang=en-gb

 

I wonder if colleagues have experienced something similar or would wish to express their view of images used in this way (on or off list).  

 

 

Peter Evans

Archives and Heritage Manager

Sheffield City Archives

52 Shoreham Street

Sheffield

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