On Sun, 23 May 2004 11:55:05 +0100, "Bystander"
wrote:

The technical name for this is forgery. Forgery is a criminal offence.
Breaching a decades old copyright is not. I would suggest that you use
technology to overcome your problem.

But is breaching a decades old copyright in a business context a
criminal offence? Would Boots or Jessops be criminally liable if they
copied the photograph for me and charged a fee?

If the matter is not criminal, is there no mechanism for insuring
against a claim by the original photographer for infringement of
copyright? Might be expensive but so what?

Alternatively, is there no photographic equivalent to PRS where you
can pay a royalty to a central body for copyright permission?
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