[Editors] Photo gallery use guidelines

[Andrew Whitacre]

I stand corrected by John (cc'd) on my comment below. Creative Commons licenses are legally binding in the U.S. (http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Jacobsen_v._Katzer) and confirmed so in a handful of other jurisdictions (http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_Law), though as I understand it, due to a 2010 settlement (rather than outright court decision) there's still debate of whether the muscle behind CC licenses falls more under contract law or copyright law.

Andrew Whitacre
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On Nov 14, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Andrew Whitacre wrote:

> I know software folks have had teeny issues with CC licenses, but for photos, I've found them to be useful, familiar, and clear…one thing to keep in mind is that CC licenses are more of a handshake than something legally binding.
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> Andrew Whitacre
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> On Nov 14, 2011, at 4:00 PM, Kris Brewer wrote:
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>> perhaps start with creativecommons.org in terms of licensing and they have some good wording related to them that might be of use.
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>> On Nov 14, 2011, at 3:57 PM, William T. G. Litant wrote:
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>>> Dear gang:
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>>> As part of AeroAstro's upcoming new website, I'm including a photo gallery of high-res images site visitors can download and use, free of charge. They will all be AeroAstro images I've taken over the years. I'd like to explore some language options for user guidelines/restrictions. Rather than create something from scratch, I'd prefer to find some examples of existing language/text I could use with modification. Anyone know of some text I should examine? Thanks!
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>>> Best,
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>>> Bill
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