On 10/06/2012 3:38 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
Not that I think my imagery is that good to deserve this restriction, but I'd
like the picture thieves to get the message for all of our shots displayed
online.
They belong to the copyright holder. Be nice. Ask.
On my recent 50 day trip throughout the west I photographed over 3000 documents
and other's pictures
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And yes, some of them were portraits taken professionally from 1880 to
1950.
I know they are copyrighted by default. I am of the belief that because
a: no one in any of the pro prints is still alive.
b: they will only be accessed by relatives of the persons's or place's
image.
c: I don't feel one bit bad about it, so few will see them, the only way
to capture them is by a screen shot.
In today's evolution of online genealogical searches, most software used
"invites" you to copy others
images into that same person's record when a match is confirmed.
Opinions? Arguments? Praise or Condemnation? Bring it on, please. I'll listen.
Seems to me that if the copyright owner isn't able to supply you with a
print, they have pretty much invalidated any claim they could make for
damages.
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