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I have been a 'Friend of Beamish' at this museum for quite some years, and the place encourages visitors to take pictures and display them where they will, because this promotes Beamish!
Imagine the many thousands of photographs that has been taken of the same snap I took and posted here .. These 'adverts' are displayed throughout the museum on the many buildings and transports, do you imagine that the promoter's of those ads would allow that to happen?
The museum also caters for all camera clubs in the UK and has special days for these clubs to visit and snap what they wish, and display/show where they wish!
I have been a member on here for many years, and this will be my only comment on this matter, I am past caring, because there seems to be nothing but arguments, backbiting and petty squabbles throughout this site now!
a. Only upload images for which you have full intellectual property, fair use, or redistribution rights or permissions.
b. If you use any material that you did not create, you must state the source of that material in the image description.
It is NOT okay to post an image you "found on the internet", regardless of what type of image it is, how many prints you have seen of it, how much it cost the owner etc etc. Unless it SPECIFICALLY STATES on the webiste you take it from that the image is in the public domain, or that you are allowed to post it elsewhere on the internet, then you MUST NOT upload the image or any part of it to the site.
Furthermore, if you do take any part of an image you upload to the site from such a source, you MUST state that fact and you MUST provide a link to the site which you took it from, showing that the image is in the public domain. If you do not, the image WILL be removed.
You are also allowed to post images, or parts of images, made by other people if their permission has been granted to you to do so. Again, you must make it clear on your upload that you have permission from the author and provide links to any relevant information. Again, it is NOT okay to just ask the permission and post the image even if you have not received a reply.
If you "don't know" or "are not sure" or "don't understand" whether an image is public domain, or whether you haev permission, it probably isn't and you probably don't. So don't upload it. This is not a grey area and there is little tolerance for those who break this part of the COC, particularly long term members who should know better. Any member who deliberately or continuously flaunts this area of the COC may face having their caedes gallery deleted or similar disciplinary action.
If I have failed to be clear in any area here please ask for further clarification.