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 <[email protected]>wrote: > Any update to this? > Deryck > > 2012/2/9 Andrew Gray <[email protected]> > >> On 9 February 2012 17:49, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> 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 If they were previously unpublished - which looks likely, if this is a 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 >> [email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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