Sand and City: Copyright and Other Restrictions

The Port Washington Public Library is offering broad public access to its sandmining collections as a contribution to education and scholarship.  Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and/or by the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations.  More information about U.S. Copyright is provided by the Copyright Office. (http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright). Additionally, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of Port Washington Public Library gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. 

Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners.  The library provides copyright information as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron.

Credit line should read: Sandmining History Project, Port Washington Public Library (New York), Local History Center. The Port Washington Public Library is eager to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future. 

 Sand and City: Privacy and Publicity Rights

Issues pertaining to privacy and publicity may arise when a researcher contemplates the use of letters, diary entries or reportage found in library collections.  Because two or more people are often involved (e.g., photographer and subject) and because of the ease with which they can be reused, photographs and motion pictures represent the types of documents in which issues of privacy and publicity emerge with some frequency. 

For more on these and related topics, consult the following books:

Chernoff, George and Hershel Sarbin.  Photography and the Law, NY: AMPHOTO, 1971.
Schultz, John and Barbara Schultz. Picture Research: A Practical Guide, NY: Van Nostrand, 1991.