I haven't followed this thread from the beginning, so forgive me if this has already been covered, but how does finding an old photograph differ from finding an old painting? If I find a Van Gogh at a flea market, surely I own all rights to the image? Art books would have to get my permission to reproduce it? Dan C. At 09:29 PM 14-06-02 -0700, Alan Zinn wrote: >At 07:57 AM 6/14/2002 -0600, you wrote: >>Alan, >> >>Let's think about what you want to do. You found some pictures, and now you >>want to "control" their use. >> >>You did NOT create these images. You simply found them. Why do you think YOU >>should have any control of the images. >> >>That is not to say you do not currently own the physical photographs. [snip]