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About this: "Copyright of All Images On This Website is Owned By The Rescued Film Project." They are almost certainly making the claim under the various Orpha
by lisa_henderson 12y ago
About this:
"Copyright of All Images On This Website is Owned By The Rescued Film Project."
They are almost certainly making the claim under the various Orphan Work acts that several nations have passed recently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works
Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with those laws, there is no question that these images fit the classic description of an orphan work.
- yaddayadda 12y agoIf I'm reading the information on your provided link correctly, then no, the photographer can not claim copyright - precisely because they are orphaned works. In the U.S. there have been bills, but no legislation to change this.