File talk:Horse simulator WWI.jpg
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- Why on earth is the copyright status of this picture contested? It is clearly believable that the picture has been scanned by Scoo from the book claimed to be the source. Wherever the picture was taken, it was taken before 1915, so it should be public domain in any case. I believe the picture was indeed taken in the UK. --MPorciusCato 10:36, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
- Because we don't know who took the picture, i. e. if it indeed was a government official or if the author indeed never claimed authorship. Otherwise it will be copyright protected for 70 years after the author's date of death, which might still be for years to come (e. g. author was 20 years old in the military, died 85 years old in 1980 => image would not enter the public domain before 2050). --Wikipeder 11:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
- I believe it is safe to assume that the photographer was indeed in Crown's service, taking the picture. If he was a member of thhe armed forces, the picture was taken in performance of his duties: Most likely, the picture ended up in the book by having been distributed by the diplomatic mission of UK in Sweden, which implies crown copyright. If the author of the picture was not a HM servant, the picture falls under the UK copyright and has been expired, as the person holding the copyright was not known. In this is the case, the copyright expired in 1985. --MPorciusCato 09:39, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
- Because we don't know who took the picture, i. e. if it indeed was a government official or if the author indeed never claimed authorship. Otherwise it will be copyright protected for 70 years after the author's date of death, which might still be for years to come (e. g. author was 20 years old in the military, died 85 years old in 1980 => image would not enter the public domain before 2050). --Wikipeder 11:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
