Encyclopedia Britannica
Rights and Restrictions Information
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4730
Images gathered by the Encyclopedia Britannica in the course of
illustrating the
Britannica Book of the Year for 1949-54 were given by the Encyclopedia
Britannica to the
Library in 1954 and 1956. Each image was stamped "Gift of Encyclopedia Britannica" and
then
filed in the Specific Subject File under an appropriate heading. The caption
for each photograph
includes the source of the image. Patrons wishing to publish or otherwise distribute
these
images must conduct item-specific assessments of the rights which may be associated
with the
individual pieces.
Access: Permitted; subject to P&P policy
on serving originals.
Reproduction (photocopying, hand-held camera copying,
photoduplication and other forms of copying allowed by "fair
use"): Permitted;
subject to P&P policy on copying.
Publication and other forms of distribution: May be
restricted. Patrons wishing to publish or
otherwise distribute these images must conduct item-specific assessments of the
rights which
may be associated with individual pieces. The Division's reference aid, "General
Information
about Copyright and Other Restrictions Which Apply to Publication and Other Forms
of
Distribution of Images: Sources for Information," found online at
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html may
be of assistance in determining the appropriate
use of a photograph given by the Britannica. Please note the following:
- Wire service, professional photographer, studio, publicity,
or other photographs and
original artwork from commercial sources dating 1923 and after may be restricted
by
copyright and patrons are advised to check for copyright prior to publication
or other
forms of distribution. The commercial status of these images can be recognized
by the
appearance of the name of a photographer or studio on the image, e.g., Lotte
Jacobi,
Columbia Pictures. The addresses of such parties, and an indication of the
status of their
works (to the extent known by the Library) are provided in the Rights and
Restrictions
Information page found online on the Prints and Photographs Reading Room
homepage
at http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/ under
the artist's or company's name.
- U.S. Government-issued photographs are considered to be in the
public domain.
Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs
Division, [reproduction number, e.g.,
LC-USZ62-111157
For more information, please read: Copyright
and Other Restrictions: ... Sources for Information
Prepared by: Prints and Photographs Division staff. Last revised: May
30, 2003.
|