Any update to this? Deryck
2012/2/9 Andrew Gray andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk
On 9 February 2012 17:49, Deryck Chan deryckchan@wikimedia.hk wrote:
I am recently engaged in a conversation with [[User:Kimberlyblaker]], who uploaded a fair amount of old, 19th century pictures onto Commons,
including
the album of places in Cambridge (see below) which is of particular
interest
to me.
What stumbled me was the copyright status of these images - are they in
the
public domain? If they aren't, is it due to publication right, and is Kimberly Blaker (& co.) the rightful copyright holder of them?
If they were previously unpublished - which looks likely, if this is a personal photo album of commissioned photographs - then yes, it sounds plausible. I'll do a little more research on this this evening and let you know :-)
--
- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk
Incidentally, since I don't think anyone mentioned it, it's my understanding that you can't get UK publication rights if you first published it in the U.S., only U.S. publication rights. [1] So that is the best thing to look into regarding publication rights. I think the assumption of copyright lapse is a good one.
Admittedly, the whole thing makes my head hurt!
-- Harry (User:Jarry1250)
[1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2967/regulation/17/made "4) A work qualifies for publication right protection only if—(a)first publication is in the European Economic Area..."
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Deryck Chan deryckchan@wikimedia.hkwrote:
Any update to this? Deryck
2012/2/9 Andrew Gray andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk
On 9 February 2012 17:49, Deryck Chan deryckchan@wikimedia.hk wrote:
I am recently engaged in a conversation with [[User:Kimberlyblaker]],
who
uploaded a fair amount of old, 19th century pictures onto Commons,
including
the album of places in Cambridge (see below) which is of particular
interest
to me.
What stumbled me was the copyright status of these images - are they in
the
public domain? If they aren't, is it due to publication right, and is Kimberly Blaker (& co.) the rightful copyright holder of them?
If they were previously unpublished - which looks likely, if this is a personal photo album of commissioned photographs - then yes, it sounds plausible. I'll do a little more research on this this evening and let you know :-)
--
- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk
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