Re: University Photos

**Horticulture Ventures hortventures@cox.net>**

Have I missed something?  There seems to be two different threads - one 
talking about obtaining the right to use photos that are owned by the 
university and a second that seems to be discussing a non university 
photographer securing permission to take photos of items/property owned 
by the university.

In the second example, the ownership of the photos should reside with 
the photographer and not the university. The issue of public access is 
a  issue but does not negate the need to secure permission to shoot the 
photos from the university and securing releases from any person 
included in the photos.

When university research is involved, unless funded by private 
donations, the information becomes a matter of public record through 
periodic press releases, published articles, presentations at various 
conferences, and at the competition of the research grant.

Approval for academic use of such information is generally given without 
any payment of funds. Proper credit MUST always be given in such cases.

There have been many cases in which written research materials and 
photos have been used to promote private, profit making enterprises. The 
misrepresentation of university research findings by such individuals by 
unethical individuals resulted in investors rushing to take advantage of 
opportunities that realistically did not exist. The jojoba rush was only 
one of the problems crops which probably caused the university to 
develop a restrictive policy relating to information and photos by 
profit making organizations.

Claude Sweet
San Diego, CA

Saxon Holt wrote:

>UC has graciously allowed me to photograph many of their
>properties ( though one has to occasionally jump through hoops to get
>it).  
>

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