That's why you don't see many historical photos at Nashua City Station, that and with all the current day photos I never really figured out how to mix in postcards and older photos. Now that that's figured out, thanks to Dane in Contoocook, he's allowing me to post some old photos of his... and some of these are OLDIES! I also plan on getting many of my old documents in my collection posted on Nashua City Station this summer. Woah, so much to do, so little time!
Here's a snippit from a good resource (
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html):
A work that was created (fixed in tangible form for the first time) on or after January 1, 1978, is automatically protected from the moment of its creation and is ordinarily given a term enduring for the author’s life plus an additional 70 years after the author’s death. In the case of “a joint work prepared by two or more authors who did not work for hire,” the term lasts for 70 years after the last surviving author’s death. For works made for hire, and for anonymous and pseudonymous works (unless the author’s identity is revealed in Copyright Office records), the duration of copyright will be 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.
Good rule to follow: If it isn't yours, ask permission to use it, no matter how generic the source, and specify for website use when asking. Most people say yes and then you have something in writing that you can refer to later if needed. Sometimes if it may seem like it falls outside the copyright protection window, someone may actually own the collection or the image negative, thus owning the image today. If you have any further questions on this stuff or anything else, feel free to email or PM me!
Matt
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