Joel,
If the books were published pre-1900 then the photos are more than
75 years old. Even if all copyright laws were complied with to obtain
the longest term of protection, any US Copyright would have expired by now
in any photo published before 1920.
Mary Brandt Jensen University of Mississippi
Director of the Law Library University, MS 38677
Assistant Professor of Law mjensen@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu
On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Joel Fishman - Allegheny Co. Law Library wrote:
> I am interested in making photographs of judges and lawyers taken from
> books published pre-1900 and selling them. Is there a copyright problem
> if the book is out of copyright?
>
> TIA
>
> Joel Fishman, Ph.D., Law Librarian
> Allegheny County Law Library
> 921 City County Bldg.
> 414 Grant St.
> Pittsburgh, PA 15219
> (412) 350-5353; FAX (412) 350-5889; EMAIL jf_pal@prlc.org
>
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