As much as we have discussed copyright and the licensing of photography, there’s a continual steam of stories about those who don’t play by the rules. The latest chapter involves a one billion dollar lawsuit filed against Getty and Alamy by photographer Carol Highsmith. Highsmith began donating her photography to the Library of Congress in 1992 which […]
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Public domain materials from the NYPL without fees or forms
I’ve been singing the praises of The New York Public Library’s digital collection of years now. So I was super-excited to read they have opened access to the public domain images. It no longer requires requests or fees to access certain files. It is a massive collection in which you will discover all manner of […]
A source of free-to-use for anything images
I’m not a lawyer but the license sounds as it you can use Unsplash images for just about any purpose without a fee. (I suggest, of course, that you read the Unsplash license, their FAQ, and ask questions if you plan to use the images.) That said, there is some excellent material in the collection—well […]