RE: AIS Copyrighted Material

["Janet Smith" <ypauls@sti.net>]

AIS Digital Programs and Slides uses copyright material (photos) all
the time.
All are okayed by the author and full disclosure is made that all
copyrighted material remains as ownership of the originator.  We
obtain permission use the photo(s).  Every Digital Program also
contains a slide at the end which reminds everyone the program has
copyrights.  So too it is a copyright of AIS and their use only or
obtained permission first to use otherwise.

So too is the Imaage Coordinator, Photo Contest and any photos
obtained for use in the AIS Bulletin which I obtain for the editor.

Rita Gormley and I established that rule with Bob Plank and E Roy
Epperson back in 2007.

Janet Smith
Chair

---- Original Message ----
From: irismom@nc.rr.com
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] AIS Copyrighted Material
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 17:22:16 -0400

>Perhaps we could give Longwood Gardens permission to use AIS
>copyrighted
>material AS LONG AS they gave the proper credit to AIS, ADDED our
>website
>address, AND a message to join AIS for more information about irises.
>MOBOT
>might have the same deal. I don't want unauthorized use of AIS
>material for
>profit, but we want the public to know about AIS and join us.
>
>Cheryl has a good suggestion for spreading the workload so that we
>don't
>have anyone bogged down with this responsibility. 
>
>It's my understanding that AIS clubs are welcome to use photos from
>the Wiki
>for their sale or programs without having to contact each
>photographer for
>permission.
>
>Susan Grigg
>AIS Director 
>Co-chair of Marketing and Public Relations
>
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>From: owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>[mailto:owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org]
>On Behalf Of MORRISJE1@aol.com
>Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:54 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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