Only if the donor held the copyright and the deed of gift included the transfer. Mary PS Of course, they control the right to publish, etc. On 5/1/06, Betseylee <betseylee@mstar.net> wrote: > The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers claim a copyright on all photos donated > to them. Most were donated by descendants of the person in the photo not by > the photographer. Are these truly copyrightable? > Betseylee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JYoung6180@aol.com> > To: <COPYRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:32 PM > Subject: Re: [COPYRIGHT] Publishing old photos > > > > > > In a message dated 5/1/2006 2:24:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > guy.etchells@virgin.net writes: > > > > First you would have to ascertain who the copyright owner of the photo > > was, it may be the photographer and not you or your brother. > > > > > > > > --- > > And the likelihood that even a professional photographer has renewed the > > copyright to a wedding photo taken in 1931 is slim to none...and even in > > the > > unlikely event he did renew copyright (perhaps because he learned the > > flower > > girl was a celebrity and he wanted to capitalize on it) the only person > > who > > could file a complaint about infringement would be the photographer or his > > heirs. > > > > Joan > > > > > > ==== COPYRIGHT Mailing List ==== > > LATIN-WORDS-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or > > historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in > > Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old > > Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To > > subscribe, send subscribe to mailto:LATIN-WORDS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > (Mail Mode) or mailto:LATIN-WORDS-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode) > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > ==== COPYRIGHT Mailing List ==== > LATIN-WORDS-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To subscribe, send subscribe to mailto:LATIN-WORDS-L-request@rootsweb.com (Mail Mode) or mailto:LATIN-WORDS-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > -- Mary K. Mannix Maryland Room Manager C. Burr Artz Public Library Frederick County Public Libraries Frederick, MD