My grandpa's pictures

[titrisol]

I haven't been back there in more than 10 years; and gorwing up that building was off limits to me
I had a few pictures taken in 2010, unfortunately, not one of the facade that I can find
Butyou can see them with the magic of google earth!
https://goo.gl/maps/S3cxSXJv1wMS15oj9



HospitalMilitar2

Do you have a recent photograph?

[GrahamS]

Good enough. Thanks.

[PFMcFarland]

I like what they've done with the place. A lot of work went into turning that shell into a beautiful structure.

PF

[titrisol]

I don;t want to sound petty but I need your advice
Since I posted this pictures under Creative Commons Licence, they have started to show up in some vintage photo places
I have no problem with that, except that they watermark the photos with their own name and don;t reference the author (Francisco Coronel P)
I think that is a disservice to my grandfather.... should I watermark the photos with his name???

[GrahamS]

Yes you should - and ask whoever is publishing his work under their own name to remove the images unless they credit them correctly.
Creative commons means that they can be used for non-commercial purposes, not stolen!

[titrisol]

Thanks Graham
I will add a tiny watermark like in this picture
I never liked to do that, and yes the guy that asked me for permission has been crediting my grandfather but then the pictures began popping elsewhere and while their use is non commercial, they had someone else's watermarks.... that ticked me off


1925 Class of Colegio Mejia - My maternal granfather is one of them
It shows one of the first women to graduate highschool (Sara Grijalva) in the 1st row
Also, the tall guy in the 4th row was the president of Ecuador in the 50s (Galo Plaza)

[GrahamS]

I would make the watermark bigger - and more transparent. Very difficult to edit out and not too distracting.

[PFMcFarland]

It is a disturbing fact of today, Pablo, that those who are looking for "Likes" will steal anyone's photos, and pass them off as their own. Just posting photos here on the Forum subjects them to possible theft. I never do Creative Commons for that reason. It is possible to insert in the Metadata information as to who took the photo, and when, though that won't stop the theft, only prove your ownership. You still have to chase them down, which is a time consuming process, and may open yourself up to retaliation by the thieves.

PF

[titrisol]

That begs the question of copyright and ownership as well.
Since the pics were taken by my grandfather before 1935 they should be out of copyright, and I can't claim iwnership to them by simply digitizing them... or can I?
The ones my father took in the 60s and 70s are under copyright

[GrahamS]

Copyright does not "expire" on personal family photographs. They will always belong to the family of the creator. Copyright only subsists and expires on work authored for commercial purposes.