Roberto, I think that you will have to contact the producer of the films in question. I do not know of an equivalent to Art Resource. Ann Whiteside At 03:35 PM 9/24/2001 -0400, you wrote: >We all probably know that for all publications we need copyright clearance >to publish images, which in our profession would seem relatively >straightforward, if it's a work of art. You can go right to a museum's >rights & reproductions office or contact Art Resource or its equivalent (if >one exists). > >I have a faculty member who needs to find out about securing copyright >clearance and distribution rights to reproduce film stills in a book. Is >there an equivalent to Art Resource for moving images? Or would one have >to contact the film studio that produced the film? What about photos of >actors/actresses? > >Any thoughts? > > -- Roberto > >================================================== >Roberto C. Ferrari >Head of Access Services >Arts & Humanities Librarian >Wimberly Library >Florida Atlantic University >777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431 >PHONE: 561-297-3575 >FAX: 561-338-3863 >EMAIL: [log in to unmask] >WEB: http://www.library.fau.edu/geninfo/people/rferrari.htm >================================================== > >__________________________________________________________________ >Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] >Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) > to [log in to unmask] >ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html >Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask] Ann Whiteside Fine Arts Librarian President, Visual Resources Association Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library University of Virginia 804-924-6601 [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]