Terms of use

1. The website “Virtual Museum of the Kounadis Archive” (“Site”) with the web address http://www.vmrebetiko.gr belongs to the Kounadis Family Archive (“Archive”) and its use is subject to the following terms:

2. The content of the “Site”:

A. Comprises photos taken by Mr. Panagiotis Kounadis, interviews conducted by Mr. Panagiotis Kounadis, as well as transcripts thereof, 3D photographs of musical instruments and sound reproduction apparatuses, factual and musicological comments of 78 rpm recordings, handwritten musical material. The “Archive” has the ownership and intellectual property of the abovementioned content related to the 78 rpm discography and its creators, performers and researchers, and is protected in accordance with the relevant provisions of Greek law, in particular law 2121/1993 (“Intellectual property, related rights and cultural affairs”), European law and related international conventions.

B. In addition to the abovementioned content, the “Archive” comprises photographs taken by other photographers, interviews conducted by other researchers, postcards, 78 rpm recordings, 78 rpm recording labels and printed musical material which the “Archive” lawfully exhibits.

3. The “Archive” provides the service of recording, listing, displaying all of the abovementioned musical wealth to promote cultural development, knowledge, personal/private entertainment, information and use within the framework of Creative Commons (CC), i.e. uses for educational or research purposes but under the following conditions.

4.1 Music of up to 02:28΄΄ from 78 rpm records may be listened by users on the “Site”.

4.2 The “Archive” permits
– The reproduction/storage for research or educational purposes of part of the interviews and their transcripts. Upon request, a special permission may be granted by the “Archive” for the reproduction-storage, as well as for other uses, of an entire interview or of entire interviews and their transcripts.
– The reproduction-storage for research or educational purposes of handwritten musical material of up to three pages. Upon request, special permission may be granted by the “Archive” for the reproduction-storage, as well as for other uses, of entire handwritten musical materials.
– The reproduction-storage for research or educational purposes of a small part of the comments on the 78 rpm records. Upon request, special permission may be granted by the “Archive” for the reproduction-storage, as well as for other uses, of most or all of an entire comment or of entire comments.

– The reproduction-storage for research or educational purposes of up to twelve entire photographs belonging to the intellectual property of the “Archive”. Upon request, special permission may be granted by the “Archive” for the reproduction-storage, as well as for other uses, of more photographs.
– The reproduction-storage for research or educational purposes of up to twelve entire 3D photographs of musical instruments and sound apparatuses. Upon request, special permission may be granted by the “Archive” for the reproduction-storage, as well as for other uses, of more 3D photographs.

5. The abovementioned uses for educational and research purposes will be implemented under the compulsory condition that an indication mentioning their source from the “Site” will be listed (there is a relevant “Reference” on the page of each individual archival material), as well as an indication mentioning the names of the authors, provided those appear on the “Site”. However, users should be aware that certain files or data may be copyrighted by third parties (affiliates, organizations, companies, etc.) and may not be used without the permission of these third parties (which may be listed in the relevant indication of the “Site”).

6. It is strictly forbidden to store, reproduce, republish, transmit or distribute any part of the content of the “Site” for commercial purposes or for any other use that does not fall under paragraph 4.2
7. It is strictly forbidden to store, reproduce, republish, transmit or distribute any trademarks or service marks of the “Archive”, as well as trademarks of any body that may collaborate with the “Archive” and appear on the “Site”.
8. The “Archive” states that it makes every effort, however, does not guarantee that the pages, services, options and contents will be provided without interruptions or errors, and that errors will be corrected.

9. Personal data entered by users in the “Contact” page of the “Site” in order for them to send emails are included in the files of the “Archive” and are used exclusively for their best service and information, and are in no way reproduced or made available to third parties.

10. In the event that the “Site” contains references to other websites (links), made by other individuals and organizations, these references will be provided for the service of the users and for information related to the content of the “Site”. The “Archive” does not bear any responsibility and does not guarantee in any case the content, the privacy policy, the integrity and the quality of services and the safety of the above other websites that may be interlinked with the “Site” through “links”, nor for any (servers) through which the “Site” and other websites will be made available to the user.

11. The Newsletters that the users of the services of the “Site” may receive by subscribing to the mailing lists are the intellectual property of the “Archive” and are therefore protected by the relevant provisions of Greek law and international conventions.

12. The “Archive” is not responsible for any form of damage or virus attack suffered by the users of the pages of the “Site”, who use the “Site” on their own initiative and with the knowledge of the terms herein.

13. The “Archive” reserves the right to modify at any time and without any notice the Terms of Use of the “Site” and to publish them on this page. For this reason, please visit this page regularly.