Regina: If it were me I'd call a professional photographer & ask them if there are any restrictions on this. I have just looked in a reference book which states: Copyright: " A grant of an exclusive right to produce or sell a book, motion picture, work of art, music- al composition, or similar product during a specified period of time." Also: Copyright: "The legal protection given to published works, for- bidding anyone but the author from publishing or selling them. The symbol for copyright is C which I believe has be on the item if it is actually copyrighted." I don't see anything there which refers to photographs, do you? I might also try bringing them to a store such as CVS or Walgreens, who have photography services & see what they say. Also, there may be someone on this list who is an attorney, or has one in the family, who could give a legal opinion. Keep trying! BILL in CT -END- -------------------------------------------------------------- I went on the copyright site of the Library of Congress and that isn't what they say. So I was going to see if I could get permission. It is so much red tape. I know my sister tried to have some school pictures from years ago copied and Wal-Mart wouldn't let her make copies because they said that they were copyrighted. There wasn't anything written on the pictures. Thanks Regina -----Original Message----- From: Bill Waterhouse [mailto:wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com] Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:35 AM To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re:Re: [RIGENWEB] Photographer----LORING Regina: The pictures are yours, & you don't need anyone's 'per- mission' to have them reproduced. BILL in CT -------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Paul Loring passed away a few years back. He has a brother,but I haven't seen him for sometime as he has left No.Kingstown. I believe the business need with Pauls death. Charlie Charlie Carpenter Washington County,R.I. Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina" <rgpipes@direcway.com> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:14 AM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Photographer----LORING > We want to have some pictures made from my husbands wedding picture taken in > 1946, how do we go about getting permission from the person that made the > picture by the name of LORING in Rhode Island. I doubt that they are any > family member are still in business. > Rhanks > Regina > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > The RI Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm > RIGenWeb Archives Search http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ri/risearch.html > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Washington County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/ Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Washington County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/ Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Search the RIGenWeb Mailing List http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailsrch.html RIGenWeb Surname And Query List http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/state/qryindex.htm

I just looked in the recently-published Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts: A Primer for Genealogists, Writers & Researchers by Sharon Bartolo Carmack to see what it says. [An excellent book, by the way!] Here is some of what Carmack says regarding photographs: "Copyright law says a photographer is considered to be the 'author' or creator of photographic works and as such is the legal copyright holder. If you want to make copies of a photograph, alter it, or publish it, you need the photographer's permission to do so." "Any work published before 1923, including photographs and maps, is now in the public domain, and it cannot be retroactively protected." "If you want to use a family photograph, the copyright issues remain the same. Photographers hold the copyright for images; therefore, you can't use any professional studio photographs of relatives without getting the photographer's permission." From my quick reading, it appears that you need to try an locate some relative of the photographer to see if they know who holds the copyright to Mr. Loring's photographs. Judy Anthony Houston, Texas -----Original Message----- From: Bill Waterhouse [mailto:wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com] Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:53 AM To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re:RE: Re: [RIGENWEB] Photographer----LORING Regina: If it were me I'd call a professional photographer & ask them if there are any restrictions on this. I have just looked in a reference book which states: Copyright: " A grant of an exclusive right to produce or sell a book, motion picture, work of art, music- al composition, or similar product during a specified period of time." Also: Copyright: "The legal protection given to published works, for- bidding anyone but the author from publishing or selling them. The symbol for copyright is C which I believe has be on the item if it is actually copyrighted." I don't see anything there which refers to photographs, do you? I might also try bringing them to a store such as CVS or Walgreens, who have photography services & see what they say. Also, there may be someone on this list who is an attorney, or has one in the family, who could give a legal opinion. Keep trying! BILL in CT -END- -------------------------------------------------------------- I went on the copyright site of the Library of Congress and that isn't what they say. So I was going to see if I could get permission. It is so much red tape. I know my sister tried to have some school pictures from years ago copied and Wal-Mart wouldn't let her make copies because they said that they were copyrighted. There wasn't anything written on the pictures. Thanks Regina -----Original Message----- From: Bill Waterhouse [mailto:wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com] Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:35 AM To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re:Re: [RIGENWEB] Photographer----LORING Regina: The pictures are yours, & you don't need anyone's 'per- mission' to have them reproduced. BILL in CT -------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Paul Loring passed away a few years back. He has a brother,but I haven't seen him for sometime as he has left No.Kingstown. I believe the business need with Pauls death. Charlie Charlie Carpenter Washington County,R.I. Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina" <rgpipes@direcway.com> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:14 AM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Photographer----LORING > We want to have some pictures made from my husbands wedding picture > taken in 1946, how do we go about getting permission from the person > that made the picture by the name of LORING in Rhode Island. I doubt > that they are any family member are still in business. > Rhanks > Regina > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > The RI Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm > RIGenWeb Archives Search > http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ri/risearch.html > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Washington County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/ Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Washington County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/ Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Search the RIGenWeb Mailing List http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailsrch.html RIGenWeb Surname And Query List http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/state/qryindex.htm ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ Surname Helper Search http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html