[Air-L] A question of Open Source ethics (paul caplan)

Mon Jan 18 12:14:52 PST 2010

Hello all,

I replied to Paul privately, but then realized that the broader list might
be interested in a link that I forgot to append.  This is the
International Visual Sociology Association's new code of ethics for
performing research with visual sources:

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a916859855

Cheers,

Colleen

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> I post my pictures on Flickr and if my images would be pulled (which would
> not be the case given your research topic) I would like that permission
> was
> asked beforehand. Otherwise to me it is like opening a Pandora's box.
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> To give you a simple case many of us post under all rights reserved and
> only
> today I saw this
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/petezab/4276745361/
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> Looks like the Independent pulled some images and some people of course
> did
> not like it. In your case at least there is no commercial use but still
> there is no harm in asking beforehand if that is feasible for you.
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> I don't think photographic quoting makes sense because you would probably
> not quote a small part of the picture as under fair use. But then this is
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>> From: paul caplan <praxis at theinternationale.com>
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>> Hi. I'm after a bit of advice from wiser souls!
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>> I am developing an AHRC-funded, practice-based PhD
>> (http://olympicarcades.theinternationale.com) at Birkbeck, University of
>> London.
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>> In short I am exploring Flickr as a space for imag(in)ing the London
>> 2012 Olympics through the development of a mobile phone App(aratus)
>> using a model based on Benjamin's Arcades Project.
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>> The question I have is about collecting the Flickr rags 'n refuse.
>>
>> I will be pulling images from Flickr into the App allowing users to see
>> the distributed imagery. So far so simple, no real issue over browsing
>> Flickr.
>>
>> However I also want to use the App(aratus) to screengrab those images
>> and add them back onto Flickr where they will become part of the
>> distributed imag(in)ings. Furthermore, following Benjamin, I want to
>> screengrab/'quote' and annotate those images with textual commentary.
>> Both of these sets of images would be on my Flickr page.
>>
>> The App(aratus) would also allow the user to screengrab the flow of
>> images and upload to their Flickr pages (which would then be pulled back
>> into the flow).
>>
>> All these quoted and annotated images would include links back to the
>> 'originals'.
>>
>> In short, what are the ethical issues here about 'photographic quoting'.
>> I know there is a long tradition of postmodern imagers like Levine
>> rephotographing and then displaying images but this is slightly
>> different. Obviously if I was only 'using' Creative Commons images,
>> there would be no problem, but part of the issue I am looking at is the
>> broader issue of network imag(in)ing and ideally I don't want to rule
>> out any distributed 2012 images.
>>
>> Do people think there are any research ethics issues here?
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>> Any thoughts welcome.
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