Re: AIS Copyrighted Material

[AIS Membership Secretary <aismemsec@earthlink.net>]

Hello all,

We currently give the Editor of "Irises" broad discretionary latitude in determining who can or cannot use AIS copyrighted material published in the magazine. This is spelled out in each issue on page 3. While it doesn't cover everything we would view as AIS "intellectual property" I expect it covers most of it. What are the other areas that are a concern? The Iris Register, both in its printed and database forms would seem to require John Jones to approve while the IrisWiki may or may not need anyone's approval. I'm looking forward to this discussion but would caution everyone against nitpicking it to a standstill. Maybe just a few guidelines and even fewer people to make the final determination.

Tom Gormley


-----Original Message-----
>From: MORRISJE1@aol.com
>Sent: May 30, 2013 12:53 PM
>To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>Cc: vjohnson@howardandjohnsonlaw.com
>Subject: [AISdiscuss] AIS Copyrighted Material
>
>All,
>
>The American Iris Society has much information and data that is
>copyrighted.  We have recently sent a "cease and desist" letter from our
>Legal
>Counsel to Longfield Gardens, LLC, Lakewood, NJ for unauthorized use of  AIS
>copyrighted material with iris sales packages at a COSTCO in  California.
>
>In addition, various members of AIS have received requests to use and
>reproduce AIS copyrighted materials.  My questions to the Board are:   Who
>should be designated to give approval to use our materials?  Should we  have
>an
>internal approval process or not?  I don't believe just "anyone" or  everyone
>should have such authority.  Should the approval point be the  President
>and Legal Counsel or the Public Relations Chairman?  Most of  you know that I
>already have plenty on my plate.  As an example I just  received a request
>from Missouri Botanical Garden where Jean and  I volunteer as follows:
>
>Jim,
>I plan on  uploading the iris images I have taken into the gardenbs (MOBOT)
>database which will be accessible to the  public.  Each taxon has a field
>to describe the plant.  I want to  propose to plant records that we put the
>iris registry information in that  field.  First I would need permission to
>use the AIS copyrighted  information from someone within the organization.
>Who should I  contact?
>Gary
>Your opinions and quick feedback  would be appreciated.
>
>Jim Morris
>President
>American Iris  Society
>
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Tom Gormley
AIS Membership Secretary
PO Box 177
DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
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