On 23/03/2008, Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia) <newyorkbrad(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It seems to me that common sense should be used in
this as in all
other matters. A 60-year-old photograph that has never been the
subject of any claim of ownership and which has been repeatly used in
multiple media around the world without challenge is freely usable in
any practical sense.
That would only work if the law made any sense, common or otherwise.