Re: digital-copyright Digest 3 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0000 Issue 963

["Bryan M. Carson" <bryan.m.carson@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Peggy. She not only said it first, but better than I could 
have :).

Bryan

Peggy Hoon wrote:
> Dee,
>
> If your faculty member is a US citizen, her photographs are governed
> by US law, not the law of the country displayed in the photos.  Under
> US law, if these are just her own travel photos (that is, not
> something she was employed to take), then she is automatically the
> copyright holder.  Copyright protection arises as soon as an original
> work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression - no publication or
> registration required.  She can put her own copyright notice on them,
> if she so desires without obtaining the "permission" of any entity or
> agency.
>
> So you appear to be good to go.  It doesn't matter WHERE she took the
> photos (unless she agreed to some terms and conditions that we don't
> know about), only WHO took the photos and what was their status when
> they took them (i.e., on vacation, employed by some entity,. etc.).
>
> U.S. citizen, regular vacation photos, go ahead.
>
> Best, Peggy
>
> Peggy E. Hoon, J.D.
> Special Assistant to the Provost for Copyright Administration
> North Carolina State University
> Raleigh, NC 27695-7113
> 919.513.2045
> 919.513.4237 (fax)
>
>
>
>
>
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:39:38 -0500
> > To: <digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > From: "Marsha Zavar" <mlzavar@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "'Deanne Peterson'" <dmpeters@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: information regarding copyright of photographs in other
> >   countries
> > Message-ID: <1AEE469F26184CDA87829B8BBE04A9AB@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > I am posting this on behalf of a colleague:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone. At the present time I am working with a faculty  
> > member who
> > would like to put her travel photographs from China, Taiwan, and  
> > Japan in
> > our digital repository as part of her teaching collection. The  
> > photographs
> > range in subject from public parks, street scenes, festivals and  
> > signs, to
> > monuments and inside cultural and open air heritage sites. We are  
> > reading up
> > on copyright law for photography in the United States and see that  
> > many laws
> > differ among states. This led us to wonder about the copyright laws  
> > of each
> > country specifically relating to photography and the subject of those
> > photographs.
> >
> > We are looking for suggestions for publications or web sites that  
> > could
> > provide guidance on international copyright laws, especially for the 3
> > countries mentioned above. Thanks in advanced for any suggestions.
> >
> > Dee