Photocopying Image when Photographer Is Desceased?

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punkbunny77

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I want to make a larger photocopy of my parent's wedding photo and get it printed on canvas as a Christmas gift to my mom. However, I cannot obtain a copyright release because the photographer has died and his company is no longer. How do I get the photo copied?
 
First of all, in this case, you are having it made for personal use which is allowed under the copyright law. http://www.copyright.gov/ if you have to argue with the people at the printing office, maybe you need to print out and take in a copy of the parts of the law that apply.
In fact, the copyright on the photo holds for decades after the person's death, so it would be a good idea to put the copyright notice on the edge of the image if it is currently on the back - this would require either using a photo editor or printing the notice in black or as white letters on black on a small piece of paper and positioning it on the edge when you make the photocopy. That may also help satisfy the printers.
 
First of all, in this case, you are having it made for personal use which is allowed under the copyright law. http://www.copyright.gov/ if you have to argue with the people at the printing office, maybe you need to print out and take in a copy of the parts of the law that apply.
In fact, the copyright on the photo holds for decades after the person's death, so it would be a good idea to put the copyright notice on the edge of the image if it is currently on the back - this would require either using a photo editor or printing the notice in black or as white letters on black on a small piece of paper and positioning it on the edge when you make the photocopy. That may also help satisfy the printers.
 
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