In a message dated 16/09/2007 09:45:44 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: An acquaintance of mine is putting together a CD collection of old photographs of Sunderland and family groups relating to Sunderland Families with the intention of making them widely available purely on a cost only basis for the benefit of family and local historians. ___________________________________________________________________________ Be aware that original photographs would be the copyright of the photographer for a period of years after the death of the photographer. This is currently 70 years. Sending a scan privately of an individual photograph would probably be acceptable, but including them in a collection for sale is a different matter. Stan