Re: AIS Copyrighted Material

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

HERE IS WHAT THE IMAGE COORDINATOR PHOTO SUBMISSION FORM STATES AT
THE BOTTOM:

Detailed Copyright Disclaimer:

The registrant hereby acknowledges that by submitting a photograph of
an iris cultivar registered with the Registrar-Recorder of the
American Iris Society the registrant hereby grants the AIS and its
agencies (Affiliates,
Regions, Sections) the right to reprint or republish such photograph
in the Iris Encyclopedia maintained by the AIS; in any of the
newsletters or journals published by the AIS or its agencies; to
publish such photograph on
any website maintained by or on behalf of the AIS or any of its
agencies; and to publish such photograph in any other publication
published by the AIS or its agencies in the ordinary course of its
educational and scientific
activities.

Submission of a photograph to the AIS represents and warrants that,
with respect to the photograph submitted, the hybridizer is the owner
of all copyright rights other than those rights otherwise granted to
the AIS
herein or by law. If the photograph submitted was taken by other than
the hybridizer, the hybridizer certifies that permission has been
obtained from the owner of the photograph for the uses described
herein. The photographer shall retain ownership of all individual
copyright rights to the photograph covered by this agreement except
for those rights granted to the AIS or by law.

JANET SMITH

---- Original Message ----
From: aismemsec@earthlink.net
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] AIS Copyrighted Material
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 13:31:46 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

>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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>PO Box 177
>DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
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