Here's a link I found for UK law:
http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law
I think Malcom's intended use would fall under:
8. Acts that are allowed
Fair dealing is a term used to describe acts which are permitted to a
certain degree without infringing the work, these acts are:
Format shifting or back up of a work you own for personal use.
But again, IANAL.
On 1/21/2015 12:21 AM, Yolanda Rowe wrote:
This information applies to the United States. Since the image under
discussion was taken in the 1930s, the copyright exists until 50 years
after the photographer’s death. Photographs taken after 1989 are
copyrighted until 70 years after the photographer dies.
Carolyn E. Wright (aka The PhotoAttorney) suggested this link in reply
to a similar query. http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
HTH
Yonnie
On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 9:43 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote:
On 1/20/2015 2:53 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
P.J. Alling wrote:
I'm sure that changes to copyright law have made all of this quite
complicated, however, if you own the original slide, you have defacto
copyright. If there is no commercial value to the image it won't be in
anyone's interest to challenge it.
Thanks. I've tried to take a wander through the internet about copyright
law
as applicable, but there have been many changes in recent years and much
of
the information seems to contradict itself, so it isn't (sorry) black and
white.
As for the other few slides I've inherited it is something I think about,
although I suppose as I have the originals, I suppose it would be
difficult
for someone to come forward and claim copyright. None of this is usually
an
issue - I have thousands of my own images, but when you have some which
belong to you but you didn't take them, there is a question to ask.
Malcolm
For a definitive answer, you really need a lawyer.
But, I'm pretty sure current law is that copyright protection for old
photos is "life of the author + 70 years". So whoever took the photo
owns the copyright and/or his heirs own it for 70 years after his death.
http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/special-topics/duration-and-the-public-domain/
See the section "Works created before 1978 but not Published before 1978:"
As a practical matter, if no one can say for sure who actually took the
photograph, it's an orphan work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works_in_the_United_States
If you're copying them to preserve digital copies of a deteriorating
physical image (i.e. fading prints or slides) for purely personal use,
that might fall under "fair use" a la the Betamax Case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc.
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