Media Library Use

Gospel App & Game Contest in conjunction with previous LDSTech Conferences
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Media Library Use

Postby cdtrumpeter » Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:13 pm

I read on the Media Library page that "Specifically for material in the Media Library, you may post material from this site to another website or on a computer network for personal, church-related, noncommercial use unless otherwise indicated." Would that include being able to use images from the media library in our app for this contest so long as we aren't gaining any profit from the app?
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Re: Media Library Use

Postby TimRiker » Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:33 pm

As I posted above, yes. As long as it's "Church related" and noncommercial it should work.
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Postby russellhltn » Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:39 pm

TimRiker wrote:and noncommercial it should work.


What is "noncommercial"? Is in-app ads OK?
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Re: Media Library Use

Postby TimRiker » Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:16 pm

Yes, advertising or selling an app would clearly be commercial use. I am not a lawyer. I'm speaking here as my personal understanding. The wiki page mentions just distribution, so it's even more conservative than I am.

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Re: Media Library Use

Postby sbradshaw » Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:45 pm

I also haven't studied law in-depth, but a broad definition of "commercial" could include any distribution of a product, whether paid or free.

It does say "you may post material ... to another website or on a computer network" so maybe that means that they are not concerned with the image being distributed outside of a for-profit context.

Note that permission is NOT specifically granted to modify the images (though it is not specifically prohibited here either). I would also suggest that you give credit to the LDS Media Library on a credits page or in a caption.
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Re: Media Library Use

Postby trevorh » Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:02 pm

And yet they give blanket permission for media outlets to use any of the images at the Newsroom site, which is clearly a for-profit use. It's too bad we can't have the same privilege.
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Re: Media Library Use

Postby ironhorse2004 » Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:08 pm

I guess I am still confused. Could one use photos from the Media Library for a cover picture on a Sacrament Meeting or Stake Conference Meeting Program??
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Postby sbradshaw » Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:00 pm

ironhorse2004 wrote:I guess I am still confused. Could one use photos from the Media Library for a cover picture on a Sacrament Meeting or Stake Conference Meeting Program??

I think you can. That's what I've been doing for my ward. :)
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