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Change in Policy at the Smithsonian
From: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 04:32:21 +0900
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Malamud" <carl () media org>
To: <dave () farber net> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 5:12 AM Subject: Change in Policy at the Smithsonian
Hi Dave - For IP if you wish.I'm pleased to report that the curator in the history of photography collection at the Smithsonian has approved mymost recent purchase of hi-res scans. I stated that the purpose of my purchase was "upload to the Internet." I also noticed the copyright strings embedded in the imageshave been modified to reflect the new policy.Here's a pointer to a Flickr set with the images and our bulk download site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/publicresourceorg/sets/72157601200446023/ http://bulk.resource.org/si.edu/ In a related develoment, I received a very nice email from Acting Secretary Samper, and another note from Ann Speyer, the Institution's CIO. The Smithsonian has formed a pan-Institution task force to re-examine copyright policies, and my understanding from Ms. Speyer is that members of the public will be invited to give input this fall. The Smithsonian Institution should be congratulated on both these steps! Best regards, Carl
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