Ames Historical Society

 

 WEB SITE USE POLICY

IMAGES & TEXT

 

A.  IMAGE SOURCES

 

Ames Historical Society draws on images from a variety of sources to enhance the presentation of Ames history on our Web site.  Many images are owned by the Society as a result of donations to our collections during the past twenty-five years.  Some images are not owned by the Society, but were borrowed from private collectors, and, with their permission, scanned and placed on our Web site.  In other cases, a separate entity owns the images and we have custodial care and use of them according to a negotiated agreement.  While it is our desire to make images accessible, the diverse ownership may make permission complex.  The summary below is intended to assist potential users in determining the source of images.  Following this are policies regarding legal use from these sources.

 

1.  AMES HISTORICAL COLLECTION

EXTENT: several thousand images (color and b&w photographs, color slides, glass plate negatives); open to additions

CONTENT:  local people, places, and events; special subjects such as Hallett’s/Hayden.

SPAN:  mid 19th to early 21st centuries

OWNERSHIP: Ames Historical Society

ACQUISITION: donations from individuals and organizations

IDENTIFICATION:  absence of a credit line below a photo

 

            2.  PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

EXTENT:  ca. 100 photographs; open to additions

CONTENT:  local people, places, and events

SPAN:  20th century

OWNERSHIP:  individual collectors

ACQUISITION:  loaned for scanning and sharing on our Web site

IDENTIFICATION:  credit lines Private collection of … or Courtesy of …

 

            3.  FARWELL T. BROWN PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE

EXTENT:  2,000 photographs (mostly copies of originals); closed to additions

CONTENT:  early Ames people, places, and events

SPAN:  1870s to 1930s

OWNERSHIP:  Ames Public Library

ACQUISITION:  gift of the collector, Farwell T. Brown

IDENTIFICATION:  credit line reading Farwell T. Brown Photographic Archive

 

 

 

            4.  AMES TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE

EXTENT:  about 13,000 b&w negatives on 4x5 sheets; one million individual images on 35mm negative strips; 20,000 prints; over 800 color slides; closed to additions

CONTENT:  local people, places, and events in the news; includes “mug shot” file

SPAN:  4x5 negs (Sept. 1948 - June 1958);  35mm strips (Jan. 1970 – Dec. 1999)

OWNERSHIP & COPYRIGHT:  Ames Tribune

ACQUISITION:  deposited with Ames Historical Society for custody (preservation, indexing, and access) by agreement with The Tribune in Oct. 2003

IDENTIFICATION:  watermark near bottom on photo © Ames Tribune photo

 

B.  IMAGE USE POLICY

 

AHS is pleased to share a representative selection of images in its collections with Web site users.  Images are intended for personal interest, research or student project use.  These uses require no permission or fees.  Other uses are prohibited without the express consent of the entities involved.  Publication or commercial use, in particular, requires permission from, and usually payment to, the appropriate entity.  Proper credit must be given to photo sources according to the list below.

 

Most of the images on our Web site are not under copyright; the Tribune Photo Archive is the exception.  Publication or commercial use of these images must be approved by The Tribune.  Users of its copyrighted images need to observe the following information.

 

WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

 

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of copies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

 

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.  One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.”  If a user makes a reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

 

Ames Historical Society reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

 

1.  AMES HISTORICAL COLLECTION

PERMISSION:  Contact us.

FEES:  May or may not be charged depending on ownership and use.

CREDIT LINE:  Courtesy of Ames Historical Society.

 

2.  PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

PERMISSION:  Contact us and we will communicate with the owner for you.

FEES:  Reproduction and use fees may apply.

CREDIT LINE:  Private collection of XXXXX, courtesy of Ames Historical Society.

 

3.  FARWELL T. BROWN PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE

PERMISSION:  Contact the Ames Public Library’s Information Services at 515

239-5656.

FEES:  Contact the Library.

CREDIT LINE:  Farwell T. Brown Photographic Archive.

 

4.  AMES TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE

PERMISSION:  The Ames Tribune retains sole and exclusive copyright interest in all its photographs.  Publication or commercial use (i.e. republication or printing of a photo in any other publication, form or medium now known or hereafter devised) of a photo must be approved in writing in advance by the Ames Tribune. The AHS and Tribune reserve the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in their judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. Contact us and The Tribune.

FEES:  If approved, publication or commercial use of a photo may be subject to additional restrictions and fees imposed by the Ames Tribune.

CREDIT LINE:  Ames Tribune photo by XXXXX, courtesy of Ames Historical Society, ©Ames Tribune.  All Rights Reserved.

 

 

C.  IMAGE USE CHARGES

 

The charge structure is comprised of two components: reproduction cost and use fee.

REPRODUCTION COST

A flat $10 charge is made for a digital scan (low or high resolution).  Prints are an option, and our outsourcer’s charges are added.

 

USE FEE

NO USE FEE is charged for personal interest, research, or student project use.

 

A USE FEE is charged if use is for commercial gain:

·        Advertising, marketing, fundraising and promotional materials

·        Book or magazine publication (includes standard trade or text books, university press publication or scholarly publications with circulation over 1,000)

·        Calendars, posters, greeting cards, postcards, novelty items, etc.

·        Commercial decorative display (e.g. restaurant, waiting rooms, retail outlets)

·        Film, television, or video production or broadcast

 

USE FEE SCHEDULE

Fee is for one-time, non-exclusive, single language, North American rights only.

Books, Periodicals, Publications and Exhibitions:

$25/image:  circulation over 1,000

Film, Broadcast, and Digital Publishing:

$25/image:  non-profit in-state broadcast and web publishing

$50/image:  commercial broadcast and web publishing

 

 

D.  IMAGE REQUEST PROCEDURE

 

To request use of any image requiring permission and/or charges, complete the request form and forward it to us.  We will initiate contact with owners of private collections and forward their permission, if granted, to you for your records.  Once permission has been obtained, we will proceed to fill the request and send billing.  Prompt payment will serve to expedite the process.

 

E.  TEXT SOURCES

 

Ames Historical Society draws on texts from a variety of sources to enhance the presentation of Ames history on our Web site.  In-house staff may engage in writing and editing (with or without attribution), and outside contributors are solicited and credited. Sometimes links are made to other organizations’ Web pages dealing with their history.  Articles published by newspapers and other entities may occasionally be reproduced with permission to provide authentic vintage coverage.

 

F.  TEXT USE POLICY

 

“Fair use” of our texts for personal interest, research or student projects is encouraged.  Remember to give proper credit to our Web site when it is cited as the source.  Publication or commercial use requires permission and possible payment.

 

Articles from the Ames Tribune appearing on our Web site are copyrighted.  All rights are reserved by The Tribune, and no commercial use or republication is authorized without the prior written permission of The Tribune.

 

G.  TEXT USE CHARGES

 

Charges for any text written by Ames Historical Society or its contributors authorized for publication or commercial use by the Society are handled by the Society.

 

Charges for any Ames Tribune article authorized for publication or commercial use by The Tribune are handled by The Tribune.