Wikipedia talk:Portraits from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology

Ahem &mdash; are you sure that these images are public domain? Did you read http://www.sil.si.edu/permissions/, where it says


 * The digital image files and associated text on this web site are the property of the Smithsonian Institution or of other institutions or individuals.


 * The Smithsonian images are made available for non-commercial educational or personal use only.


 * Commercial use, copying, or redistribution in any manner for personal or corporate gain, or any other non-educational purpose is not permitted. Any public or commercial use of these materials without prior written permission is a violation of copyright law and may also violate the rights of third parties. Please contact Smithsonian Institution Libraries at libmail@si.edu for information regarding use of these images.

And have you seen http://www.si.edu/copyright/, where they state:


 * MAY I PUT IMAGES, TEXT OR CONTENT FROM THIS WEBSITE ON ANOTHER GENERAL ACCESS WEBSITE OR CD-ROM?


 * No, unless permission has been obtained in advance from the Smithsonian Institution.

All this doesn't look at all like public domain to me... even if most of the images are pre-1923. Before I'd dare use any of these images, I'd want a lawyer's opinion! Lupo 14:07, 11 May 2004 (UTC)