> > The copyright expires after a number of years, details on many web > > sites. > > Yes, but thanks to Mickey Mouse . . ..er . . . .Disney, it's > a Very Long Time. It's something like the life of the author > (creator, I think it the word used) plus 30?? years. The > time has been extended several times through the lobbying of > Disney and some other movie makers who see their ability to > control the images of Mickey, Donald, Snow White, Dopey and > all the rest of those characters go down the drain. Along > with the money involved. I believe thanks to Disney (who petitioned the US Government at least 3 times), the copyright term is up to 75 (!!!) years - remember "Snow White?" > BTW, somebody will be wondering about Bob's Photo, who we've > most all seen at train shows (and enriched mightily, at least > I have. I both love and hate to see him at shows.) and all > the photos he's got. He is quite careful to not only buy the > negatives for the prints he sells but also to buy the RIGHTS > to them. I'm sure that there are some he is winging it on, > but the general case is that he owns the negatives and the rights. This is something I've always wondered - if I buy an original slide from a slide dealer, am I free to do as I with it? Post it online, etc.? The laws about intellectual property are often vague in this regard... - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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