<<<Not in the USA. Copyright belongs to the person who took the photo or painted the portrait unless they have signed a contract to work for hire that transfers the copyright to the employer.>>> Tina Much as I hate (or should I say, love to hate) copyright discussions you are correct foe the UK too. The only way Chris's gran could have "owned" copyright of that image would be if the photographer had formally transferred it. The info said "unknown professional". On many old family photos in my collection there are marks on the back indicating they were taken by long-gone photographers (though probably less than 70y dead). There is no way to trace the copyright owner - but if ever one became worth a million dollars I bet one would soon pop out of the woodwork ;o) Bob PS: model releases are a modern invention I'm guessing. I bet they had no legal standing (in the UK at least) until recently - if at all!!!
