| 14th Brooklyn | 27 Feb 2010 10:14 a.m. PST |
Hi there, we are looking at a major overhaul of our homepage. Part of it will (hopefully) be maps that show where the action takes place. So we are looking for contemporary maps for different periods: Early Imperial Rome and her neigbours
Europe during the Napolenic Wars
USA and CSA region of North America during the American Civil War
The ETO (including the Russian front) during WWII (since I know that borders will be more clearly visible for this period then for those before possibly a map for every New Year day from ´39 to ´45)
European Union in 2008 Now these maps will be used online, so I need ones that are copyright free. I know that the copyrights and IP on most of these will havbe run out a long time ago. Unfortunately this does not mean the photos or scans are not unprotected. So if anyone could point me to a source for all or any of these maps I would be very happy! THX, Burkhard P.S.: Quality should be good, too. After all one should be able to spot a place after all. |
| Grizwald | 27 Feb 2010 10:27 a.m. PST |
Most maps produced before 1900 will be free of copyright. Try looking here:
link |
| dmclellan | 27 Feb 2010 10:58 a.m. PST |
Center for Military History
Security and privacy policy
look at their second bullet point
link Now,look at this as an example from Utah Beach to Cherbourg
picture
or this color version from Cross Channel attack
link Would this do for a WWII example? I would also reccommend this site as another starting point, but I think most of it will be under copyright.
lib.utexas.edu/maps On this link they make much use of a 1926 atlas cited as from The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926
link The CIA World Factbook maps may be another source that can be used freely with permission. link |
| Last Hussar | 27 Feb 2010 12:02 p.m. PST |
Old doesn't necessarily mean out of copyright- many will belong to national governments. |
| Billy Yank | 27 Feb 2010 12:18 p.m. PST |
I think this might be exactly what you are looking for. I didn't see any copyright restrictions. And this is the first time I have tried to post a link, so if it doesn't work, go to the USMA history department homepage and click on the link to go to the atlas. Hope this helps! link |
| dmclellan | 27 Feb 2010 6:26 p.m. PST |
Just because you don't see copyright marks does not mean it isn't covered. Most US government information is now copyrighted for the simple reason that there were people who were selling information that was free from government sources and trying to claim they had copyright on something produced by the government. If there is the slightest doubt, ask permission. And Billy Yank, thanks for the great link. I'm bookmarking that one! |
| Widowson | 27 Feb 2010 6:56 p.m. PST |
My understanding is that anything produced by the US government is copyright free, since it is the people of the US who are paying taxes to have the stuff made. No branch of the US government can take copyright credit for anything they produce. |
| Old Contemptibles | 27 Feb 2010 10:27 p.m. PST |
That is correct Widowson. U.S. Goverment documents are never copyrighted. They are all public domain. This also applies to goverment photographs. |
| Grizwald | 28 Feb 2010 6:11 a.m. PST |
"Most US government information is now copyrighted for the simple reason that there were people who were selling information that was free from government sources and trying to claim they had copyright on something produced by the government." "My understanding is that anything produced by the US government is copyright free, since it is the people of the US who are paying taxes to have the stuff made. No branch of the US government can take copyright credit for anything they produce." Seems to be a difference of opinion here? |
| myrm11 | 28 Feb 2010 3:50 p.m. PST |
Pretty much every source I have gone to says no domestic copyright for US government documents. That domestic is an important qualifier…..but its based on Title 17, Chapter 1, 105. THere's a CENDI page on this
link and that page cites the legal stuff to allow the US to hold copyrigths in other territories abroad. |
| Old Contemptibles | 01 Mar 2010 1:01 a.m. PST |
I deal with goverment documents and copyrighted material for a living. There is no copyright protection for US Goverment documents in the United States. Title 17: "This is a work of the U.S. Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Foreign copyrights may apply." |
| 14th Brooklyn | 06 Mar 2010 7:05 a.m. PST |
THX everyone for your input! Some really great links in here! THX again, Burkhard |
