On Jun 10, 2012, at 21:21 , William Robb wrote: > Seems to me that if the copyright owner isn't able to supply you with a > print, they have pretty much invalidated any claim they could make for > damages.
That's another way to express it. There is no one alive to ask that permission. The company or studio that took the photo in 1897 is no longer reachable, probably it no longer exists. In my heart I truly believe if I did contact the copyright holder and asked for a print, they could not provide one. Few companies, and fewer individuals have kept their library of negatives for over 100 years. If there was a historical value to one or more images stamped with the name of the copyright holder, they were bought up or had donated to companies or collectors such as the Library of Congress, or such as the National Photo Company Collection or the Detroit Publishing Catalog. More current images should be asked if the copyright holder can be reached in some way, yes? MrPentaxian MrMcMac — A picture is worth a thousand words but… It uses up a thousand times more memory, not to mention storage. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
