In den National Archives war man mit der Frage etwas ueberfordert. Die Formulierungen sprechen aber dagegen, dass von dort irgendein Ungemach droht. KG
Dear Dr. Graf:
I am afraid, I really cannot comment. The copyright law is very difficult to understand. Following is our copyright statement that we send out, domestically, and to foreign researchers.
However, the absolute authority on copyright issues would be the Library of Congress, Copyright Office. Their number is 202-707-2100. They also have some information on their website at http://www.copyright.gov/.
We are sorry we cannot be more helpful.
Thank you, Holly Reed National Archives Still Picture Reference
PUBLICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FURNISHED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES STILL PICTURE BRANCH
Generally, photographic records copied and sold by the National Archives may be published without special permission or additional fees. The National Archives does not grant exclusive or non-exclusive publication privileges. Copies of Federal records, as part of the public domain, are equally available to all. A small percentage of photographs in our holdings are or may be subject to copyright restrictions. The National Archives does not confirm the copyright status of photographs but will provide any information filed with the photograph.
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National Archives photo no. lll-B-4246 (Brady Collection)
National Archives photo no. 80-G-32500
Credit National Archives (photo no. 306-NT-186000)
Courtesy National Archives, photo no. 26-G-3422
National Archives (111-SC-202199)
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