Re:Flickr now offers Public Domain and CC0 designations
by ghaff on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @05:38PM
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Or, presumably, which were never copyrighted as in the case of "A United States government work is prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties." http://www.usa.gov/copyright.shtml
It's probably also worth noting in this discussion that (as per the referenced link) subjects in the photos may have privacy or publicity rights for photos used for commercial (non-editorial) purposes.
Re:Flickr now offers Public Domain and CC0 designations
by DannyBee on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @06:04PM
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Contractors that prepare works for the US government can own copyright, and since most of the work for the government is now contracting, this doesn't buy a ton.
It's probably also worth noting in this discussion that (as per the referenced link) subjects in the photos may have privacy or publicity rights for photos used for commercial (non-editorial) purposes.