[Nhcoll-l] photography policy
Dirk Neumann
dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de
Thu Dec 11 11:31:52 EST 2014
without wanting to be nitpicking:
For those images accessed before 12 October 2014, yes, but after this
date I would be careful at the moment:
1. There is a big deal of legal uncertainty with entering into force &
retroactivity: some Providing Countries (e.g. countries of the African
Union) interpret the Nagoya Protocol as supplement to the CBD, and thus
1993 as relevant date of enforcement.
2. Legal uncertainty linked with "new utilisation": images photographed
after 12 Oct. 2014 could be interpreted as accessed after entering into
force of the NP - especially some NGOs targeting Nat His Collections
argue this way - loud & in the public & with a lot of financial support
looking to blame biopirates.
3. Material collected & imaged after 12 Oct. 2014 is definitely covered.
Don't say that it is illegal to publish those images, just want to
stress that it might be useful to consider ABS related issues prior to
uploading such images ...
Public domain publications are directly challenged in the current draft
of the implementing act of the EU Commission which currently states that
/any other form transferring the result of the utilisation/ will be
regulated & monitored, especially if the /result of the utilisation is
sold or *i**n any other form* transferred outside the Union/.
This /transfer of results/ basically includes everything because of weak
definitions of "utilisation" in the NP could be providing an image for a
book that is sold - and images are probably the minor issue here. This
virtually makes any transfer of sequence information difficult,
regardless if forwarded for publication or "just" to a colleague for
comparison ...
Especially European Collections should be care- & watchful at the moment.
All the best
Dirk
Am 11.12.2014 14:50, schrieb Weitzman, Anna:
>
> Hi all
>
> Several experts on biodiversity collections and ABS that I have talked
> to agree that such information as Dirk mentions is already effectively
> in the public domain. If so, there is no real issue with imaging it
> and making it available (unless, of course, there are specific
> restrictions/conditions attached to the specimens).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anna
>
> *From:*nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
> [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Dirk Neumann
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:49 AM
> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] photography policy
>
> Hi Katie,
>
> not that we would have such a doc that I could share with you, and
> beyond illegal image harvesting and copyright issues which should be
> clear (e.g the copyright lies with the photographer and not
> necessarily with the institution were he /she is employed at unless
> otherwise stipulated), I would like to take the opportunity to point
> to the fact that after entering into force of the Nagoya Protocol
> specific considerations should be taken on sharing / publication of
> pictures:
>
> The image might show details which fall under "Access Benefit Sharing"
> regulations, for example if herbarium specimens are photographed and
> the herbarium sheets includes handwritten information how depicted
> plants can be used as remedy (=traditional knowledge).
>
> Even though the US will not become a party to the Nagoya Protocol,
> this might reach out if researchers at your institution want to
> conduct research in a providing country which regulates access to
> genetic resources and traditional knowledge.
>
> Especially mass digitisation projects are pretty much unaware of this ...
>
> All the best
> Dirk
>
>
> Am 10.12.2014 17:25, schrieb Katie Connolly:
>
> Hello! We are in the process of drafting a photograph policy as it
> pertains to our collections. We have living and non-living
> collections, and often get requests to photograph animals,
> specimens, objects, etc. Does anyone out there have a good policy
> or document that we might look at for ideas and guidance as we
> draft our own?
>
> Feel free to message me personally.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> *Katie Connolly*
>
> Museum Naturalist/Curator
>
> Cable Natural History Museum
>
> PO Box 416
>
> Cable, WI 54821
>
> P: 715-798-3890 x113
>
> F: 715-798-3828
>
>
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