It's for the book that I'm writing. Correct any of this if I'm wrong. The dash "-" meant zero. So a list would be as such: 1 hat 1/-/- 1 sack of potatoes -/2/- 1 stamp -/-/3 1 lamp -/5/2 The total then would be 1/7/5. So you would owe 1 pound, 7 shillings, and 5 pence. But..how would you use the £/s/d system for farthings and half pennies? How would you say the total, "1 pound, 7 shillings, and 5 pence" or "1 and 7 and 5".
I also wonder if the plates used in the NGC book are copyrighted. If they are, I'm going to have to give up writing altogether as it would be financially impossible to photograph some of these coins.
You don't need to own the coin to photograph it, you could find some collectors who would like their coins featured in the book. I don't know about the other questions, maybe someone who wants to be helpful will chime in to further your research, definitely double-check any info you get.
They'll tell you that you have to ask the photographers for permission, most likely. Also, once you tell them you're publishing a book, they'll charge you for the usage.
When does a copyrighted image no longer become your own? I mean, say someone takes a photo of a 2013 BU cent and copyrights it. Say you use that photo, well how do they know? All 2013 BU cents look the same. What if you take the image and use software to make a sketch of it, is it still original, is it still copyrighted?
Not sure about that, but there are photos in archives that are public domain. Maybe the British govt. has some public domain photos of coins that you could use.
I've been told me to put you on ignore, so you're once again ignored. I don't quite understand why my post about you not wanting to research this (along with all the other responses) were removed, but such is life.
----four farthing one penny-twelve pennies one shilling-twenty shillings one pound-twenty one shillings one guinea--------------two halfpennies one penny---two hundred and forty pennies one pound --we said one pound seven and five pence-----------------------the origin of the uk currency is said to date back many hundred of years----forty grains of wheat weighs one penny weight two hundred and forty pennies weighs one pound---
Well, the topic got pretty bad and nasty, so we moved most of it out of sight. The on-topic posts, i.e. the ones that are not ad hominem attacks in either direction, should now be back here. Christian
It is as though every Detecto thread automatically puts out the sensors for the censors - ie my comment about Queen Victoria being flattered by her portrait's usage as an avatar got deleted? Talk about hyper-sensitive and over-reactionary.
We need to discuss that "angelic" avatar of yours. The way it worked here was, first every post except the initial one got moved out of sight, as some of the posts were really nasty. Then we went through the moved posts, and moved those back that were about the question/s addressed here, and not about Detecto ... There was nothing wrong with yours, and you are invited to post it again. Oh wait, you just did. Christian
--- found at http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html Read it and weep..... copyright lasts a long time. You do need permission, which I doubt you will get to use other peoples photos in a work that you intend to be profitable (commercial work).
Some particularly well known images are copyrighted and renewed for a very long time. Try using an image of Audrey Hepburn, Bing Crosby or Elvis...
I have a photo copyright question. Earlier today I found this photo of Antoninius Pius on the Internet & would have liked to post the actual photo in in the thread. However, since it wasn't my photo, I only posted the link. (This is what I always do when it is not my coin or my photo). Here is the link depicting this handsome gentleman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antoninus_Pius_Glyptothek_Munich_337_cropped.jpg My question is, since this is a public domain photo and clearly labeled as such on Wikipedia, would it have been OK to post the photo instead of just the link? Posting the photo would certainly have been better for the Cointalk thread.
From the link you posted: This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Bibi Saint-Pol. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Bibi Saint-Pol grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
