Copyright Aid

Hi Andy Thank you for your reply which was most interesting and informative. There is, surprisingly, very little information about the photograph or the studio on the internet. The photograph was by Thomas Fenech ( studios ) in Cospicua, Malta possibly circa 1900. The studio was near the 'Soldiers a...

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me with this. I have found an old cabinet card photo (circa 1900) on the Internet which appears all over the place including Flickr, Tumblr & Pinterest. Despite spending several days searching, I have been unable to find either anyone who claims ownership of th...

Hi Andy Thanks again. I've trying to word my email to her in such a way that wouldn't make her feel that I was steeling her work. But having read your response to me, I feel more comfortable proceeding with bought copies of her artwork and using them as I planned without contacting her again. The th...

Hi Andy Thank you so much for your response which was extremely helpful indeed and it did answer my question. Incidentally I am in the UK but the people in my street who organise the twice yearly 'yard sale' opted for the American term for reasons best known to them. I don't intend to alter the arti...

Hi, I wonder if someone would be kind enough to give me some advice on the following. As a hobby I make mixed media wall plaques and boxes. Although primarily a hobby, I do sell my stuff at yard sales on my street twice a year. I only ever use images that are in the public domain, downloaded without...

Andy

Thank you so much for that - the image is a scan from book of illustrations dating back to the 17th century.

Your replies have been extremely helpful.

Regards

George

Hi Andy Thank you for that. I don't read Italian but your translation of the main part was more than sufficient. Can I just quickly check then that I can safely download and use one of the images (from a different site) without having to seek permission. Thanks again for your response and help. George

Hi This is follow up to a query I posted recently. I wanted to use an image for a charity project. The image appears in several sites most of which claim the image has no copyright attached to it (at least in the US). The image, however also appears on a site owned by the University of Bologna who a...

Hi Andy

Thank you so much for your reply which was extremely useful. I think, for my own peace of mind, I won't use this image. I'm sure that there is little chance of the University of Bologna finding out if I did, but I would know.

Once again, thank you for clear and detailed reply.

George

Hi I wonder if anyone can clarifiy this for me. I found a series of 16th century botanical illustrations by Ulisse Aldrovandi on Pinterest. Some of the people who have posted these images claim that they are 'probably' in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US - n...

Hi Andy

Thanks again. I probably will use this image in my project.

Thanks for your help and have a good Christmas.

George

Hi Andy Thank you for getting back to me - that was really helpful. These are the details of the print from the BM shop website: "The famous porcupine' by Frederick Hendrik Van Hove, 1672. This print is an advertisement and souvenir of an apparently 'famous' beast exhibited in London in the lat...

Hi Can anyone help me this copyright issue? I recently bought a print from the British Musuem which I have had framed. I have taken a photograph of the framed print which I would like to use use on a piece of decoupage which I intend to sell. I normally use images that are clearly in the public doma...