On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:27 AM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Plausible good outcome: We put up the hi-res images with notes that they are PD in the US but the NPG claims copyright in Europe and releases them under CC-by-sa, and full credit is requested in either case. (Copyleft is not as ideal as PD, but it's plenty good enough for us.) We issue press releases lauding the NPG to the skies and say nice things about them forever.
Noting the disputed status of the images has already been done, although perhaps the template used could have some more information to make it clear that the legal implications vary by jurisdiction.
Nathan