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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: jimmyboy on Sunday 29 September 13 15:35 BST (UK)
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hi I was wondering if you could do a news paper pic is that possible thanks jimmy
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Hello Jimmyboy, If you don't put the picture on here we ain't never going to know, give it a try, Trellisick.
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Slow down a bit .... :)
is that possible ?
Is this a question about whether we are allowed to post newspaper pics [probably not, as they are usually copyrighted], or about the technical possibilities of improving one ??
Bob
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From the British Library:- http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/newscopy/permiss/newscopyright.html
"For an unsigned or anonymous article: copyright expires 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was made, or made available to the public. For example, a newspaper published in 1930 is out of copyright in 2001."
It's also technically possible, but the results vary, when you scan a newspaper article it may come out looking like lots of little dots (search halftone images on google to see what I mean) as this was the process used in newspapers of the time, although things are improved nowadays (but then you get into the copyrighted scenario), hope this helps a little.
Mike