PURPOSE
The purpose of Iconic Norwich is to help educate the general public about Norwich Connecticut’s rich heritage and history during the 300 year period of 1659-1959. Another important goal of this site is to provide quick access to a large collection of media (both internet based and physical “hard print”), that is focused on Norwich’s historical events, geographical features and many other tidbits. It is desired this quick access will help Norwich historians, educators and researchers explore and find media in a more efficient manner.
The media is presented using two formats, Placemarks and trivia quizzes. Each of these formats provide several categories of events, places, people, etc. etc.
The placemarks provide a snippet of information about an event and a link to other websites that provide detailed information about the event. We hope to peak interest, have a little fun, and, to help users find other well established websites that provide detailed information. The purpose of this website is NOT to provide an in-depth account of Norwich’s history, rather, the purpose is to provide an overview and a link to location where more information may be found.
All the resources used on this website are publicly available. The “Media Library” provides a complete listing of the media used, and, where the media can be located. The Media Library may be used by historians, educators and researchers to quickly find Norwich, Connecticut history related media.
FAIR USE
This website is solely for educational and research purposes. It is not for profit in any manner. As such, all of the media included in IconicNorwich.org may be categorized as “Fair Use”.
An excerpt from Copyright.gov, (the website for the United States Copyright Office) which explains Fair Use is provided below :
“Fair Use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use.”
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PUBLIC DOMAIN
The majority of the information and images contained in the Iconic Norwich website can also be categorized as “Public Domain” due to the fact that the information or images were first created prior to the year 1924.
An excerpt from the Stanford University Library Copyright & Fair Use Web Age website, which explains this is provided below.
“As of 2019, copyright has expired for all works published in the United States before 1924. In other words, if the work was published in the U.S. before January 1, 1924, you are free to use it in the U.S. without permission. These rules and dates apply regardless of whether the work was created by an individual author, a group of authors, or an employee (a work made for hire).”
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