Re: Filk, email, and copyright

[Shannon Keys <skeys@millenicom.com>]

Poster: Shannon Keys <skeys@millenicom.com>

>From what I understand this also applies to photographs on web pages.  After
starting an A&S page for Falcon Cree, I wanted to include a photo gallery with
shots from some of our activities.  I was told that according to SCA policy I
would have to have permission from every gentle pictured, preferrably in writing.
So goes the photo gallery. :(

Medb Mac Domhnaill


rabah wrote:

> Poster: rabah <rabah@tez.net>
>
> Greetings one and all,
>
> Passing along the words to a filk song without permission can indeed be a
> copyright issue. If the person who originally posted the words is not the
> copyright holder they could be held liable. Liability to the Merry Rose and
> the Kingdom is nil, but patrons of the Merry Rose could be liable for their
> personal subsequent use of the material.
>
> Because of this, any post on a public forum such as the Merry Rose may not
> be reproduced in an SCA newsletter without specific written permission to
> do so from the originator of the material (which may not be the poster).
> Basically, if you are unable to determine who the author is, you can't use it.
>
> It is permissible to use copyrighted material in an SCA newsletter or on an
> SCA website but only if the proper permission to  do so has been received
> prior to the publication of the material in either medium. All you have to
> do is ask . . . you'd be surprised at who may say okay . . .
>
> Rabah
>
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