Re: [Aroid-l] people on eBay using photos without permission

From: "ExoticRainforest" <Steve at exoticrainforest.com> on 2007.07.02 at 22:03:21(15925)  Correct, and absoutely no problem with me. Steve Lucas +More www.ExoticRainforest.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Marcotrigiano To: aroid-l Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] people on eBay using photos without permission Generally it is acceptable to say " to see other images of this plant goto XXXX's site and see image xxx" - directing someone to someone else'spage is not a form of plagiarism. _______________________________Michael Marcotrigiano, Ph.DDirector of the Botanic Garden and Professor of Biological SciencesSmith College, Lyman Conservatory, College LaneNorthampton, MA 01063email: mmarcotr@smith.eduvoice: 413-585-2741; fax: 413-585-2744www.smith.edu/garden-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky,We fell them down and turn them into paper,That we may record our emptiness.~ Kahlil Gibran>>> Don Martinson 7/2/2007 1:20 PM >>>I think we all agree that using someone ¹s photos is wrong and mostlikelyillegal, even if legal proceedings are impractical.However, what if someone merely posts a link to your site, as in: ³Aphotoof this plant may be found at http://www.basilsplantpage.com ² What if the site is a commercial with an on-ling catalog?I have never done this, but have wondered if it would be viewed thesame assimply taking a photo and publishing it without permissionor attribution.Don MartinsonMilwaukee, WisconsinMailto:llmen@wi.rr.com _______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L@www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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