Hi Richard, Thanks for the ideas. I think the one the person I mentioned used was photoshop or something like that maybe adobe photoshop? but was very expensive, a bit over my budget. :) cia, cristy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard B. Anderson, Jr." <[email protected]> To: "'cristy'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 10:25 PM Subject: RE: [VAROOTS] Fw: copyrights, "Fair Use", and genealogy Hello, Christy, from Danville, Virginia, I can't give you any real particulars without digging around for my discs and manuals, but I can name at least 2 good programs for fixing/restoring old photos [I've actually used both myself]. The one with which I'm most familiar is Microsoft's Digital Image Pro, that most stores that carry a wide variety of software will probably have [I think I bought mine from OfficeMax, of all places]. I believe I paid around $100 for version 7. If I'm not mistaken, you have to repair one problem at a time but the results are normally pretty good with just a few mouse clicks. The other one I like is PhotoPlus by Serif Software. I think it sells for $100 or less. I'm not aware of any retail stores where you can buy it [unless you live in England, where I think it originated]. The company has some kind of offices and/or factory in New Hampshire, if I remember correctly. Try doing a Google search for it. The best part about it is that it's possible to make most/all major adjustments to photos with just ONE mouse click. Hope this helps! Happy holidays [Merry Christmas/Happy New Year]! Richard B. Anderson, Jr., Danville, Virginia -----Original Message----- From: cristy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 10:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: copyrights, "Fair Use", and genealogy Hi Tim, I was going to ask you about that. Actually, about what a really good digital enhancing program to fix/restore old photos or photos that were not photographed well would cost as I have a large ongoing project with my family tree regarding that. A photographer I spoke to online before had told me the one he used cost about 600 bucks or so, very expensive! Thanks, christy cia, cristy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Kemp" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: copyrights, "Fair Use", and genealogy > This depends, Bob. If this photographer simply copied it, then they > have > no right to claim copyright on it. If, however, he enhanced, altered, or > restored it to any appreciable amount then he has created an "artistic" or > "creative" work which can be copyrighted. > Since becoming disabled I have stopped doing photography, but have picked > up doing digital photo restoration of antique family photos. While I have > never retained a copyright and always sign it over to the owner of the > original, I also charge a pretty penny as it is MAJOR time consuming work. > > Tim > > Bob Juch wrote: > >>Bev, >> >>I your case, the photographer can not claim a copyright. Not only was >>it "work for hire" but the work was not original. Since you own the >>original, you could sue the photographer if he made additional copies >>for sale. >> >>Bob Juch >>http://www.Juch.org >> > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New > content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx