i print from old glass negatives, mostly from the 1920s or before and then i add oil colors and designs. i have no idea if anyone has ever owned copyright on these negatives, and i can rarely be sure if they are from before 1921 (the date that i believe separates public domain from copyright protection). i exhibit photos in the u.s. and in france. does anyone know the legal ramifications?
2006-10-23 02:43:13 · 3 answers · asked by domangelo 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Not sure about legal ramifications, but from an art critical standpoint: Just make sure that you clarify to your critics and buyers that you did not take these photographs. Walter Benjamin writes on the reproducability of artworks produced with technical means. So, basically, the aura of the original is lost when it is reproduced. Which is fine for you, because you are altering it and making it your own. I also suggest that you beef up on photographic history, or get with an authenticator, to make sure you don't have a piece by a master that is worth more than the pieces you are making and selling.
2006-10-23 03:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by nixie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a good photo lab for making chemical copies. If you don't have any around you can contact them and post them the negatives. An easiet way would be carrying to a photo store to scan them; they will supply digital files easily printable. Where can you find a good photo lab? Silverprint I think is a good one
2016-05-22 00:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that if you purchased the negatives, glass or not, you have the right to display or sell any product you make from them. Just keep up with documentation that you purchased the negative, and you should be fine.
2006-10-23 02:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋