As far as the Imperial War Museum goes, the IWM is the official despository for Crown copyrighted material relating to the the United Kingdom’s armed forces. This means that the IWM will deal with any requests for this material, and should only charge a reproduction fee for private use. For commercial use there is a licensing fee to pay as well (well the Museum has to make money in order to spend money, and now Lambeth Road is free admission…)
However, not all material in the possession of the IWM is Crown copyright, a good proportion of it has IWM copyright, or private copyright, and therefore a charge may be made concerning copyright. If a photo has IWM or private copyright, in THEORY, there should be no other organisation claiming copyright.
Becka
P.S. Daz…I have in my possession, a copy (paid for by myself) of a black and white aerial image of Duxford during WWII, showing both the south and north sides. It is at home at the moment so I cannot check the number and find out what the copyright is on that print, but if you would like me to find out, I can. I believe it was taken around 1943 which might be a bit too late for you?
P.P.S Further info can be found on the IWM website. I will not post the link here, as I do not wish to be accused of infringing Keypublishings rules concerning advertising. Although I would see it as providing someone with a link to some potentially useful information, there are some out there who would probably think I’m just trying to increase the Museum’s revenue, which I’m not.
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