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.
Newyorkbrad
On 3/23/08, SlimVirgin slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Delirium delirium@hackish.org wrote:
This came up in the discussion, but since the German occupation during WW2 is considered illegitimate under international law, Polish law applies, even in areas where the de jure Polish government didn't have de facto control. The discussion is here:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Category:Stroop_...
Does this mean that the images taken inside Auschwitz can be marked PD, either as PD in Poland or PD in the U.S. because seized enemy property? We've been told by several Wikipedians who specialize in images that we could only claim fair use for them, which has meant the images have been challenged quite a few times by people who say we can't claim fair use unless we know the name of the copyright holder. We've had several attempts to delete some of them on that basis.
Sarah
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