Hi,
as I posted a thread about a particular document I am looking for, I was wondering if there could be something done for documents and data sharing, this could interest not just me.
My aim is to document Kodak and Ilford data (maybe others of interest like Agfa and Fuji) about their historical and present B&W films : mainly density curves, spectral charts and MTF curves, and other useful information, if available.
We all know these films changed since their launch. When ? What ? Each time the technical characteristics changed, it had an impact on the photos' look and feel. For this I also need information, and one way is to just compare the curves and write a timeline.
What I am thinking about is sharing a part of my MEGA space to deposit documents and allow those interested to upload and download. Permissions can be given to read and/or write.
About copyright : on this Kodak page it is stated : "Kodak generally grants permission for use of Kodak product information for non-commercial research, educational, historical or journalistic purposes such as newspaper and magazine articles and textbooks provided they give proper credit to Kodak as the source as applicable. All other uses, including commercial uses, are prohibited. This permission does not cover the right to use the image of any person shown in a product information image."
So I think, as my project is not commercial, and a real research is the aim, it is also a bit historical, a documents sharing place would not infringe copyright. I still have to look up for Ilford and others, but I am confident their view is the same.
As I consider that knowledge should be free and accessible for all, I am also thinking about authoring an article on Wikipedia with the material I could collect, beginning with the films timelines.
Please share your thoughts about this idea.
as I posted a thread about a particular document I am looking for, I was wondering if there could be something done for documents and data sharing, this could interest not just me.
My aim is to document Kodak and Ilford data (maybe others of interest like Agfa and Fuji) about their historical and present B&W films : mainly density curves, spectral charts and MTF curves, and other useful information, if available.
We all know these films changed since their launch. When ? What ? Each time the technical characteristics changed, it had an impact on the photos' look and feel. For this I also need information, and one way is to just compare the curves and write a timeline.
What I am thinking about is sharing a part of my MEGA space to deposit documents and allow those interested to upload and download. Permissions can be given to read and/or write.
About copyright : on this Kodak page it is stated : "Kodak generally grants permission for use of Kodak product information for non-commercial research, educational, historical or journalistic purposes such as newspaper and magazine articles and textbooks provided they give proper credit to Kodak as the source as applicable. All other uses, including commercial uses, are prohibited. This permission does not cover the right to use the image of any person shown in a product information image."
So I think, as my project is not commercial, and a real research is the aim, it is also a bit historical, a documents sharing place would not infringe copyright. I still have to look up for Ilford and others, but I am confident their view is the same.
As I consider that knowledge should be free and accessible for all, I am also thinking about authoring an article on Wikipedia with the material I could collect, beginning with the films timelines.
Please share your thoughts about this idea.
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