Working in Paterson: Copyright and Other Restrictions
While the Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions on the material in Working in Paterson, except as noted below, the circumstances of the creation of some of this material may not be determinable. Users should keep in mind that the Library of Congress is providing access to these materials strictly for educational and research purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.
Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. See American Memory, Copyright, and Other Restrictions and Privacy and Publicity Rights for additional information.
Working in Paterson includes copy photographs of numerous historical still photographs, works of art, and other objects that are owned by the families or individuals identified in bibliographic records for those objects. The collection also includes audio and video interviews with individuals who consented to the inclusion of these selections in the Library of Congress' Archive of Folk Culture. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these copy photographs or interviews should contact the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for assistance.
The special character of collections that result from ethnographic field research is outlined in What is an Ethnographic Field Collection?. The American Folklife Center and the professional fieldworkers who carry out these projects feel a strong ethical responsibility to the people they have visited and who have consented to have their lives documented for the historical record. The Center asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here. Researchers are also reminded that privacy and publicity rights may pertain to certain uses of this material.
The staff of the American Folklife Center encourages the public to contact the Center regarding the materials in this collection. If you are depicted in one of the photographs and would like to be identified online or have questions about use of your image online, we would like to hear from you. Additionally, if you are a participant in an audio or video interview and have questions about the inclusion of the interview online, please let us know. Our email and street addresses are as follows:
Credit Line: Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.