Dear CMSI:
I work in a small local historical society, in a place that once was a booming timber mill and paper mill town. I'd like to put some photographs we have online, both to show people some of the holdings we have, and also to get help in identifying people and places in the photos. But we don't know who took the photos, or who would hold copyright now (and even sometimes when the photo was taken). So we can't ask permission. Could I post them under fair use? Read more...
In this month's fair use question a poetry teacher asks whether a "mash-up" assignment will invite legal trouble. 