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So I am still futzing with my giant post about rail travel that I've been working on. I am trying to write up a resource on luxury rail travel from 1880 to the start of WW2 in North America, Europe and Western Asia.
I am trying to source images that I can legally re-use, and I am also using some of my own photos because I can. I am being a bit cheeky with a few scans I really want. The original photos are definitely public domain, but the version in the book might have restoration work that would make that version of the photo under copyright. But, well, oops.
Anyway, this is a problem with public domain. If people keep originals under lock and key and only make 'restored' versions available, then photos and movies can't be used under public domain. I've heard people say that many important films wont be entering public domain over the next decade because the studios had done a lot to make sure they have the only original copies.
Also, shit like this from Getty Images. 1880? This is clearly public domain, but they are trying to sell it to me. Technically, the version in that link is copyrighted as it's altered by the giant ass watermark across it.
But it's fine. I've found this much gooder picture from a Canadian archive and it's free to use:
Phew, it's taken some time for me to really find the images I want for this piece. I am glad I found that one! I actually worked with a research librarian a while back trying to find good info on passenger rail travel in that time period and she was shocked at how hard it was. I wound up buying one of my reference books off of eBay.
Tho I yet to have any fic based on this research done, I am nearly done with making my fic writers resource post. Sort of. I am trying to make it shorter and organizing all this info is a pain, but I have good pictures! And as a writer a picture like a above helps a lot.
Anyway, this is one reason why archives are good. Even if the archived media can't be distributed yet, it's there for research purposes and also so it can be actually used when in public domain, undercutting Getty Images and their above BS.
I am trying to source images that I can legally re-use, and I am also using some of my own photos because I can. I am being a bit cheeky with a few scans I really want. The original photos are definitely public domain, but the version in the book might have restoration work that would make that version of the photo under copyright. But, well, oops.
Anyway, this is a problem with public domain. If people keep originals under lock and key and only make 'restored' versions available, then photos and movies can't be used under public domain. I've heard people say that many important films wont be entering public domain over the next decade because the studios had done a lot to make sure they have the only original copies.
Also, shit like this from Getty Images. 1880? This is clearly public domain, but they are trying to sell it to me. Technically, the version in that link is copyrighted as it's altered by the giant ass watermark across it.
But it's fine. I've found this much gooder picture from a Canadian archive and it's free to use:
Phew, it's taken some time for me to really find the images I want for this piece. I am glad I found that one! I actually worked with a research librarian a while back trying to find good info on passenger rail travel in that time period and she was shocked at how hard it was. I wound up buying one of my reference books off of eBay.
Tho I yet to have any fic based on this research done, I am nearly done with making my fic writers resource post. Sort of. I am trying to make it shorter and organizing all this info is a pain, but I have good pictures! And as a writer a picture like a above helps a lot.
Anyway, this is one reason why archives are good. Even if the archived media can't be distributed yet, it's there for research purposes and also so it can be actually used when in public domain, undercutting Getty Images and their above BS.
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