Sometimes Old Photos, Copyrights, Ethics, And The Money In Art Get Tangled

Brenna M. Casey, writing in TheAssembly.com website, presents an interesting long form-essay about what are the ethical uses of public domain images, the thorny details of the uses of power in schools of higher learning, and how all that mixes with the expectation that a University would be a trustworthy guardian of information access. Along the way you will see some of Hugh Mangum’s North Carolina photos that were rescued from the bulldozer.

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