2007-03-29 04:55:28 · 4 answers · asked by D B 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Known photographer; photograph was taken before 1 June 1957; copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author
Known photographer; photograph was taken on or after 1 June 1957 and before 1 August 1989; photographer died more than 20 years before publication; copyright expires 50 years after the end of the year of first publication
Known photographer; photograph was taken on or after 1 June 1957 and before 1 August 1989; photographer died less than 20 years before publication; copyright expires 70 years after the end of the year of the author's death
Crown copyright applies; protection is for a maximum of 125 calendar years unless published commercially, in which case a photograph is protected for only 50 years from the end of the year in which it was created.
2007-03-29 05:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by stephen.oneill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By treaty, 50 years after the death of the author/photographer.
2007-03-29 12:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm now sure of the laws in UK but shouldn't be much different than this... if the photo is that old, who is still alive to prosecute you for copping the photo?
2007-03-29 12:10:51 · answer #3 · answered by Really ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can only recall once that a guy used to take old roofing slate off me that was waste and he used to put pictures of american indians on them......i asked why dont you do other people and he replied.........untill that person is dead for so many years you cant .....maybe this applies to your question
2007-03-29 12:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by foxy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋