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No one can own the results of
scholarship. They are the possession of humankind. Consequently we
don't care too much about the
copyright on our own texts and photos. However, other people can have
valid
reasons to insist on what is quite simply theirs. Please read this
before you copy a picture from this site.
Most photos were made by Marco Prins and Jona
Lendering, who hereby allow you to download, copy, re-format and
redistribute the pictures for use on computers, computer networks or as
a printed publication, provided that
- you charge no fees for their distribution,
- add a link to www.livius.org (or
add a similar acknowledgment in print).
This also applies for Wikipedia-contributors: please do not describe
the picture as "in the public domain" but as "from Livius.Org, with
permission".
On request,
larger digital files are available to publishers.
The following signs are also relevant:
©**
This also means that the photographer or designer is either Marco Prins
or Jona Lendering. Under the conditions mentioned above, you can use
their pictures. However, this is the best picture we have, so there's
no larger file available.
©*
This means: picture used by permission of the original artist. If he or
she has a website, there's a link, where you can ask permission to use
it.
©!!
This sign is only used for photos of coins that were found on the
internet and are believed to be in the public domain. They are mostly
among the oldest pictures on this website; only a couple of times have
we been able to remember where we found them. This is always mentioned.
©!!!
This sometimes means that the picture comes from a book (which is
mentioned) or was bought from a museum. This means that you have to
write to the author of the book or the museum to request permission.
More often, it means that the picture was found somewhere on
the internet and is believed to be in the public domain. (If we
were able to identify original artists, we have written to
their publishers, who did not always respond.) We think this is "fair
use", but if you are a copyright owner and disagree, just mail us, so that we can either
give you what is due to you, or can remove a picture.
One final word. This website once started as a
small, amateurish site. It is still non-professional and
non-commercial, but has become too large to be innocent either. We're
aware of the problem and are trying to solve it. For the time being, we have added the sign ©!!!
to indicate problematic pictures. Gradually, we will replace
everything by our own content.
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