Although the church owns many photographs,
it does not necessarily own the copyright to those photos.
The British Institute
of Professional Photography has stated in a guide to
photographic copyright that
"In fact the law on copyright changed
fundamentally with the passing of the
1988 Copyright, Designs & Patent Act.
Before then it was the person or company who commissioned the
photography who owned the copyright. The photographer had
no enduring rights to his own work. The 1988 Act reversed
the situation granting photographers the same rights as had
long been enjoyed by authors, painters and other creative
individuals. The copyright of the photograph now belongs
to the person who took it - the only exception being employed
photographers, where it is his/her employer who owns the
copyright unless they have a contractual agreement to the
contrary."
We seek to identify the original photographer of each photograph
that we can identify, so that we can request copyright waivers
to display a scanned copy on this website. Some older photographs
do not contain the name of the photographer, and we may not
otherwise have been able to identify the photographer. If you
can name the unidentified photographer of any of our photographs
or if you can put us in touch with the current proven copyright
holder, please let us know as soon as possible. |
| The following table represents the current
state of our copyright investigations and agreements. |
| Photographer |
Meaning or Copyright Status |
|---|
|
| Not yet known |
We are aware of the existence of the corresponding
photograph, but have been unable to locate (so far) a copy to
identify the original photographer |
| Unknown |
We have located a copy of the original photograph, but there
is no identification of the photographer. We ask all visitors to
our website to assist with the identification of the photographer,
so that we can seek a copyright waiver. In the meantime, we will
scan and display the photograph. If the photographer becomes known,
then we will seek to obtain a copyright waiver or withdraw the
photograph, as appropriate or necessary. |
| St Michael's P.C.C. |
The Parochial Church Council of St Michael's Church,
Tilehurst owns the copyright of these photographs in all formats.
Private individuals may copy the pictures for use in their own
limited-distribution, not-for-profit, printed documents
royalty-free as long as the source is acknowledged. Inclusion
of "www.stmichaeltilehurst.org.uk" in a legible typeface
along one side of the picture is adequate.
For all commercial and other uses contact the P.C.C. Secretary at
. |
| Parish Gate |
We acknowledge Parish Gate's copyright over their photographs
of St Michael's Church and we hold explicit copyright waivers
from Parish Gate to display these photographs on our website.
The Parish Gate CD of photographs includes the following Copyright
Notice:
"Parish Gate owns the copyright to the photographs on the Parish
Gate CD (Berkshire S.E.) in all formats. The purchaser of
the CD is granted the right to use the pictures royalty-free
for inclusion in their own not-for-profit printed documents.
Registered charities can use the pictures in their printed
publications royalty-free as long as the source is acknowledged.
Inclusion of "www.parishgate.co.uk"
in a legible typeface along one side of the picture is adequate.
For all other uses contact Parish Gate at
". |