As Projectkin, we’re hooked on family history stories. So often, these stories start with the artifacts, documents, and photographs left for us by our ancestors. In Kathy’s Corner, Projectkin contributor Kathy Stone, helps us sort through and make sense of these materials with insights learned in her decades of experience as a professional photo organizer. Explore our calendar for coming events here.
Today, Kathy dove into some of the most basic challenges of our artifact collections: acquiring the photos and using the ones in our possession. We may own the physical prints or digital files, but do we have the copyright? If we don’t know who does, how do we get permission?
Today’s episode builds on a tip for
, by “Copyright and Images.” (You’ll find a long list of resources in that post and more tips in this series at MissionGenealogy.org/tips).
During her talk, Kathy Stone referenced numerous external articles and legal summaries, including:
Copyright Laws by Country
United Kingdom — legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/contents
United States — copyright.gov/title17
New Zealand — legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0143/latest/DLM345634.html
Australia — legislation.gov.au/C1968A00063/2019-01-01/text
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Advocacy
Fair Use Topics — eff.org/issues/intellectual-property
“The Public Domain Is the Rule, Copyright Is the Exception” — eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/public-domain-rule-copyright-exception
OrganizingPhotos.Net
“Can I Scan that Photo – Legally? Understanding Copyright and Fair Use” by Jackie Jade — Organizingphotos.net/scan-photo-legally-copyright-fair-use
The Legal Genealogist on Copyright
LegalGenealogist.com/category/copyright
“Copyright and the old family photo” — LegalGenealogist.com/2012/03/06/copyright-and-the-old-family-photo
“Copyright and the genealogy lecture” — bit.ly/4loa578
Open Media
“The Shrӧdigner’s cat of copyright: What is an ‘orphan work’”— bit.ly/4kWQr2b
Wilders & Co, Content Management Systems
“Who Cares About Copyright Infringement Laws” by Regan Wilders — linkedin.com/pulse/who-cares-copyright-infringement-laws-regan-wilders
Langara College Library
“Copyright for Photography” — langara.libguides.com/copyright-for-photography/canada
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