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Arnold Genthe Collection: Negatives and Transparencies

Copyright and Other Restrictions

The photographs Arnold Genthe made for his own use are considered to be in the public domain. Other photographs, however, may have been produced as "work for hire" and copyright may be held by the original client. Privacy and publicity rights may also apply. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections.

To assist researchers, the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division made every effort to include in the catalog record client/sitter names that could be deciphered from the photographer's sleeves and logbook. If such names are not included in the catalog records, there is no further information.

The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division prohibits service of original negatives and transparencies; therefore access to the original Genthe negatives and transparencies is restricted.. Photoduplication and other forms of copying allowed by "fair use" is permitted.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Arnold Genthe Collection: Negatives and Transparencies, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-G786-3452]

General Statement on Copyright and Other Restrictions

The Library of Congress is offering broad public access to this material as a contribution to education and scholarship. Some materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and/or by the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. More information about U.S. Copyright is provided by the Copyright Office. Additionally, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of Library of Congress gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks.

Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners.

The nature of historical archival collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Whenever possible, the Library provides information about copyright owners and other restrictions in the catalog records, finding aids, special-program illustration captions, and other texts that accompany collections. The Library provides such information as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron.

As a publicly supported institution the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections. The Library of Congress is eager to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future.

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