Crabman1130 wrote:scopelliti wrote:I know I've seen such a photo... can't seem to figure out whee. But the cover of John Scala's book seems to have two C-Liners and some coaches in tow. I can scan it, but copyright?
I believe if you are not using the photo for monetary gain there is no copyright infringement.
This has been an ongoing argument on the net for 15+ years. Here's my view after 20 years with my LIRR web site.
1. I have no monetary gain to obtain.
2. Photos are typically reduced to 800 pixels wide for web viewing and posting, thus of no value to copy/reproduce for sale.
3. I try to credit everything to the photographer/archive/collection when available.
4. Much of the photo material posted on the internet has the © symbol... Meaning nonsense. Did they really spend money to copyright the photo as intellectual property for protection? Against what? Someone reposting your material to further share your nice work? Yawn.
5. Some of you many recall the "pissing contest" a few years back over my posting some material, an unattributed photo, that I requested credits/info on prior. A "tempest in a teapot" as what money was in play?
6. With over 10G on my web site (somewhere between 2-10,000 photos, I have had one request over the years from an 85 year old to take his engine photo down as it would effect his income stream. Later, I just gave him credit, case closed.
Scan it, credit it, send it to me, and I'll post it. Let me know. I just viewed the photo on John's book as follows, with info:
'Railfan Norman Kohl captures train 4012, with doubleheaded C-Liners (second unit in tow as they did not multiple) just west of Bethpage on 10/13/63.'
Thus: Doubleheaded/MU visually, but not in power as the 2nd unit "towed" not MU as not possible. I hand this back to the OP. Best,