RE: (rshsdepot) Question on reproducing photos

["Don Dorflinger" <donnielee46_@_hotmail.com>]

Having done a book for Arcadia (Orange, NJ - Images of America in Postcards, 1999 - One Chapter on the railroads, of course), I think I can answer that: At the time of our publication (1999), Arcadia specified the use of the originals (postcards or photos), from which they made digital scans for their printer. To protect the original material, I actually drove it from New Jersey to their office in New Hampshire, rather than trust the USPS or a freight carrier.

In the past, copies of photos were not acceptable, as each time an image is copied, it loses detail. (In fact, I had suggested to Arcadia that I provide digital scans myself and they rejected that, as their optics was much more high tech and they had greater control over the finished product). Other publishers might have different policies, but I think the majority of them want originals.


All material was securely and speedily returned after the galleys were finished.

As to copyrights, postcards from 1907 - 1915 are long past the longevity of copyright. For the one photo that we had that we could not secure permission, we made a reasonable attempt to contact the photographer, via information on the back of the print. Since the view was taken more than 65 years before, and since no original copyright had been secured, we felt safe at that time in using it. 

Don Dorflinger





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>I was wondering how historical photos are captured and reproduced in either
>a print or Web format.
>
>For instance, how do books such as the "Images of America" series or Great
>American Railroad Stations take the old photos and reproduce them?  Do they
>have to take a physical 
print of the picture, copy it and then return it to the
>photo's owner?
>
>Let's assume the photographs are not currently covered by copyright.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Bernie Wagenblast
>
>Transportation Communications Newsletter
>_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/_
>(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/)
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