How old is the photo (I mean, when was it originally taken)? Despite MT's
best efforts, copyright does not last forever ;-)

See also --

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/introduction/getting-permission/

DDD


On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Folks, welcome back to the new semester:
>
> I'm trying to finish the details for illustrations for a book, and wondered
> about permissions:  if I own a photo, but got a copy and/or scan from an
> archive previously, do I still need to seek permission?
>
> I seem to recall from earlier projects that if an image is in my own
> personal collection I can use it -- am I wrong about that??
>
> thanks, -hb
>
> --
> Prof. Harold K. Bush
> Professor of English
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