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 > 3800 Lindell > Saint Louis University > St. Louis, MO 63108 > 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) > <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml> >