Re: iris picture rights

>Whoops! I also have gotten iris pictures from web sights for our club 
>rhizome sale.
>They sell better with a picture. I didn't know I was stealing. Sorry. I also 
>cut them out of catalogs. Is that also stealing?

Yes, cutting them out of catalogs without written permission of the 
copyright holders is also copyright infringement, but I doubt anyone is 
going to make a fuss about it.  I can't speak for anyone else, but I 
don't have a problem with folks downloading my photos for personal and/or 
non-profit use, although I do expect to be asked before any of my 
materials are republished.  I also don't mind iris clubs using my photos 
for club sales because those profits are going to benefit the clubs, and 
I'm all for promoting iris clubs (even though there isn't one within 200 
miles of me).  

My objection is with commercial entities or individual business people 
who use my photos without permission or compensation to sell their 
irises.  If there's pie on the table, I'm going to want a slice.

Laurie




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http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/shadowood/irisintro.html
USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
normal annual precipitation 26-27"
slightly acid clay soil

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