Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Florence

Granting rights to reproduction of images from the Iconographic Archives.

Requested by:

First name and last name....……………………………………………………………………… 

Company name ....………………………………………………………………………………….

Address:………………………...……………………………… Tel:………………………………
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Title of publication: (description, printing, editions): ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….
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Other use:……………………………………………………………………………………………
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Images requested:
(indicate the inventory number of the object photographed or the photographic inventory or the title of the image. If necessary, add an attachment))
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Type of reproduction: 

__Color Photo

__High resolution file

__Low resolution file (for multimedia use)

__B/W print

__No images are requested, only authorization

Date ……………….			Requester’s signature ……………………………..

Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza

Regulations for requesting and using images and photographic reproductions ►

In case of request made for publication (either in print or on a computerized medium), permission for reproduction is subject to full acceptance of the following conditions, and may be revoked in case of failure to respect said conditions 

Authorization is subject to payment in advance for the rights and expenses incurred by IMSS to realize the images requested, and must be granted in writing 
Any utilization which has not been authorized, or does not comply with the agreements stipulated in writing, will be considered illicit. 

•	Rights to utilization of the images subject of these regulations are never to be considered granted to any user exclusively. 
•	Permission to use the images is granted for a single edition and refers exclusively to the specific permission granted; any reprint, further edition or re-elaboration of the material will require a new permission.
•	Permission is valid without any territorial limitation.
•	Photographic material on traditional support may be kept by the requester for a maximum time of three months; upon expiry of this term the material, even if it has not be used, must be returned. 
•	The user is obliged to reimburse IMSS for any damage that may be caused due to loss or damage to the granted material. 
•	All of the material and the rights thereto are the exclusive property of IMSS. In no case may lending the material for utilization be construed as granting ownership of the material or the rights to it, except in the case of possible special agreements stipulated in writing.
•	Photographic images cannot be utilized for commercial, advertising, or promotional purposes (posters, folders and similar) without prior authorization from the IMSS. 
•	In the reproduction process, no image may be modified or altered without prior authorization from the IMSS. If a detail is utilized, it must be identified as such.
•	In case of use for websites or publication on CD, DVD platforms, etc. the size of the image must not exceed 640x480 pixels, 256 colors, 72 dpi.
•	It is prohibited to duplicate the material supplied and/or import it into computer files.
•	Authorization for publication cannot be transferred to other parties.
•	The user will be held liable for any damage caused to third parties consequent to utilization for purposes other than the one authorized.
•	A copy of the publication (on either paper or computerized medium) for which the material and/or the authorization has been requested shall be sent to this Photographic Section for our files.
•	The copyright and provenance of the images must be stated.

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