photos on the web

[Darryl <dinoguy@interlog.com>]

I am going to be making a web page in the near future and I would like to
know etiquette about putting pictures on the page.  I know there are at
least a few professionals on the list, so the last thing I would wish to do
is offend/rip them off.  Is it OK to scan pictures if they are properly
referenced?  How would I go about linking pictures on other pages to mine (I
know how to physically do it, but how to do it without stepping on toes).

I will elabourate a bit.  My page will be on tyrannosaurs.  I have pictures
of Tyrannosaurus, Albertosaurus, and Daspletosaurus that I took myself.  I
will list the museum/exhibition that they were displayed in.  Should I do
more.  I would also like to include drawings and pictures from other
sources.  Do I ask the artist/photographer?  Reference them? Not use them?
Most people just use the picture, regardless of what the owner thinks.  The
internet is still a copyright grey area, especially when crossing borders.
I do not wish to anger anybody, but I would like to include some work from
other people, either because I cannot do it all myself or because nobody
would want to look at it if I did it myself.

Any replies would be greatly appreciated.

 
Darryl

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