Development of Creative Commons licenses

[James Davis <jamesd AT jml.net>]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Hugh McGuire wrote:

> I have a license, copyright question: if I take a photograph of a museum
> exhibit, (say dino bones at the smithsonian), can I put those photos
> into the public domain?

It depends upon the rules you agreed to with the museum when you took the
photographs. Many simply allow photographs for your own personal use,
requiring a fee for more rights. Others allow more.

I can't recall what the policy was at the Smithsonian, but the Smithsonian
Photographic Services may be able to advise you (http://photo2.si.edu/)
and answer your questions.

James

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