Would a newspaper clipping photo be acceptable for the 52 Photos Challenge or would that be copyrighted?

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I have a scan of a photo and article about my Grandfather from WWI that was in a newspaper at the time.  Would that be acceptable to post to the 52 Photos Challenge or would that be a copyright infringement?

Thanks!
in Policy and Style by Susan Yarbrough G2G6 Mach 3 (30.1k points)

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It probably would be.  

https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html

Do you know how to crop a photo?  Maybe just clip the title and the first two lines of the photo and post that under fair use.  Then, in the text of your post you can write out the totality of the article.

by SJ Baty G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)

Do you mean it would be acceptable for the challenge or it would be copyrighted, SJ?

gotta be clear!!wink

Sorry, it would be a violation - if you crop it you could claim fair use under the 1976 fair use clause.
Heavy sigh!  I guess I'll choose a photo of my other Grandfather for the challenge, then, since I have family photos of him in his uniform.  

Thanks for replying SJ Baty!  :)
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If it was published during WWI, then it is in the public domain and acceptable to post on Wikitree.  Anything published in the U.S. prior to 1924 no longer has copyright protection.

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

by Kerry Larson G2G6 Pilot (233k points)
This is not necessarily true, especially if the photo was accessed from a place like newspapers.com or genealogybank.com, who have their own policy and terms of use.
Natalie, it was from the actual clipping that my aunt had and is now in the possession of my cousin, who sent me a copy.
Thanks Kerry!  Maybe I'll use that photo, after all, then!  :)

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