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There are lots of sites that provide images that somebody has claimed are public domain. But for significant use, you what you really need is provenance documen

by rectang 4mo ago

There are lots of sites that provide images that somebody has claimed are public domain. But for significant use, you what you really need is provenance documentation. These folks seem to be more up-front about the issue than many sites I’ve seen: https://pdimagearchive.org/reusing-images/ https://pdimagearchive.org/reusing-images/ > On each image page we communicate to the best of our knowledge the rights status of both the underlying work and the digital copy of this work. We provide this information based on a basic knowledge of copyright law and what is communicated by the source institution — it is strictly meant as a guideline and it should not be taken as legal advice. We admit no responsibility for any untoward consequences that may arise through reuse of material featured on our site. If you are requiring certainty as to usage allowed for an image, then you are encouraged to check with the source institution and make your own investigations.

bentley 4mo ago
Standard Ebooks has a database of public domain oil paintings for use as book covers. SE is strict about copyright clearance and requires either scans of a copyright‐expired publication containing the painting, or an explicit statement from a reputable museum that the work is CC0. Here’s an entry I contributed: https://standardebooks.org/artworks/arthur-i-keller/calvin-coolidge-taking-the-oath-of-office https://standardebooks.org/artworks/arthur-i-keller/calvin-c...
- robin_reala 4mo ago
  To be specific, this is US public domain only (which is globally non-standard).
  - graemep 4mo ago
    Nothing is globally standard. On the other hand they do allow search by century and very little from the 19th (and none earlier) century is still in copyright anywhere. There is a possible problem with countries where a photographer can have copyright over their photograph of an earlier work. Again, there is not global standard.
    - RobotToaster 4mo ago
      >There is a possible problem with countries where a photographer can have copyright over their photograph of an earlier work. To be specific, Germany is one of the few countries where this applies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality It's an absolutely stupid idea IMO.

by rectang 4mo ago

bentley 4mo ago

Standard Ebooks has a database of public domain oil paintings for use as book covers. SE is strict about copyright clearance and requires either scans of a copyright‐expired publication containing the painting, or an explicit statement from a reputable museum that the work is CC0. Here’s an entry I contributed: https://standardebooks.org/artworks/arthur-i-keller/calvin-coolidge-taking-the-oath-of-office https://standardebooks.org/artworks/arthur-i-keller/calvin-c...

robin_reala 4mo ago
To be specific, this is US public domain only (which is globally non-standard).
- graemep 4mo ago
  Nothing is globally standard. On the other hand they do allow search by century and very little from the 19th (and none earlier) century is still in copyright anywhere. There is a possible problem with countries where a photographer can have copyright over their photograph of an earlier work. Again, there is not global standard.
  - RobotToaster 4mo ago
    >There is a possible problem with countries where a photographer can have copyright over their photograph of an earlier work. To be specific, Germany is one of the few countries where this applies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality It's an absolutely stupid idea IMO.