Thomas,

My personal opinion and technique is as follows:

1. I *always* ask permission of an author to use his/her original artwork.
It is thoughtful, considerate, and very professional -- not to mention the
law. :) I consider it a tremendous honor when someone asks to use something
I have created on their web site. I have only told one person no before,
and that was for a good reason. So, with that in mind I do the following...

2. When I create a site, whether it be a web site or an intranet site, I
usually include a page with all the necessary legal mumbo jumbo on it. On
that same page, I usually devote a paragraph to thanking any authors who
allowed me to use graphics, and provide links back to their site. 

Anyways, that is my two cents. :)

Have a good one.
-d
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Derriel Cribbs
cribbs(at)isgroup.net


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> From: Raymond, Tom <raymondt(at)briscoent.uthscsa.edu>
> To: hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
> Subject: Copyright Issues and Intranet
> Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 11:02 AM
> 
> I'm developing an Intranet site for a University Medical Library.  The
> intranet will not be seen by anyone outside the library's organization.
> Does anyone know any copyright rules or guidelines for using graphics and
> photos for in-house use?  Is it really a copyright violation if only used
on
> in-house site?  If it is a violation who's going to find out if the site
> restricted to outside  use.  Am I overly concerned about nothing and
should
> get back to work?
> 
> thanx
> 
> Thomas Raymond 
> Intranet/Internet/Digital Lab
> Briscoe Library - UTHSCSA (http:www.library.uthscsa.edu)

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