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05/16/2005 08:31:32 AM · #1 |
I'm searching for some information regarding copyrights on pro photos. This is mainly of personal interest due to wanting to reproduce some very old photos, but it got me thinking about the fact that I don't know what the timeframe is on such materials...
What is the time frame during which images are copyrighted? Does it vary per state or is it federally based?
Thanks!
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05/16/2005 08:43:57 AM · #2 |
Federal. Basically if the image is from 1928 or older- you are free and clear. If not, then the photographer and his/her estate still holds copyright on the image.
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05/16/2005 08:56:58 AM · #3 |
After calling up a friend who is involved in copyright law (she worked for Marvel comics for a while, dunno why I didn't think of it earlier), she said that its the lifetime of the photographer, plus 70 years for anything created post 1972 (or 1978?, I forget). If it was prior to that time, its life+50 years. And as mentioned, older than 1920s, it is open now.
Does that sound like what everyone else has in mind?
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05/16/2005 09:38:30 AM · #4 |
If you go here...
US Office of Copyright
You will be able to find your answer within these pages.
From my limited understanding, if you are taking those Pro photos and reproducing them for your own personal use, (Like hanging on your walls in your home) with no intention to generate any kind of money off of them. I believe that you have fair use rights to do so.
Copy Right law is designed to protect the rights of the original copy right holder to profit from the sale of his or her work. If you intend on profiting from the endeavor, then you may very well be infringing on the work. (Again, this is my limited understanding.) |
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05/16/2005 10:54:48 AM · #5 |
It's my understanding:
If the work has ever been published there is "an additional" period of years that protects the copyrights for the artist or their estate. This is the law that makes it extremely difficult to determine when a copyright has expired. |
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05/17/2005 08:39:21 AM · #6 |
I've looked all over and cannot find reference to duplication for personal use anywhere on the copyright site. Can anyone provide a little more information regarding that topic?
We have wanted to make some duplicates of some 1950s era images from slides to integrate into an album for an aged family member and I know the local guy will balk at reproducing them (even in color copies, not even digital copies).
Thanks for anything you can provide... |
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05/17/2005 09:22:53 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by wadeNC:
We have wanted to make some duplicates of some 1950s era images from slides to integrate into an album for an aged family member and I know the local guy will balk at reproducing them (even in color copies, not even digital copies).
Thanks for anything you can provide... |
You are going to be unable to get copies made at any Kinkos, Ritz, Motophoto, Costco, etc. There's been too many lawsuits. Your best bet if this is personal use is to use a home printer.
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05/17/2005 09:31:17 AM · #8 |
Scanners are cheap and effective these days, even those which handle slides/transparencies. If you plan to do any restoration or archivimg of old family photos, that will probably be the simplest and most cost-effective strategy in the long run.
Check computer magazines and Comsumer Reports for scanner recommendations and ratings -- they are probably at your library.
Making a single copy of an image to put in a "scrapbook" as a family gift would probably fall under the copyright law's "fair use" provisions, so you won't get sued, but you won't get any cooperation from commercial facilities either. |
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