Stan Shebs wrote:
anyone else find their photographs in a home beyond commons?
Yup, I've been asked for permission (apparently people don't quite believe the GFDL) for use in various books, although I haven't actually *seen* any of these books yet...
Same thing with me with pictures taken in the Louvre and released into the PD. A lot of people want to know if the Louvre's authorization is also required. One of them works for a project called "Timeline" funded by the Ministry of Education in Quebec (http://www.recitus.qc.ca/gallery/main.php). As far as I can tell, it's a repository for "free" pictures aimed for school kids; pictures' licenses seem to be respected. There doesn't seem to be a lot of traffic there, though.
I also got requests for a written permission note from researchers who wished to use a picture to illustrate an article. Apparently a lot of publishers require it now.