Public Domain Image Archive
28 points by davidbarker 3 hours ago | 4 comments

neilv 2 hours ago
Does anyone know how easily you can do "copyright clearance" for these supposedly public domain images?

For example, the page for the first image I clicked on said:

    Date
    1833

    Underlying Rights
    Public Domain Worldwide

    Digital Rights
    No Additional Rights

    * Source states “no known restrictions”
    * We offer this info as guidance only
with a link to: https://pdimagearchive.org/reusing-images/

If, for example, you design the cover of a self-published book around such an image, is Amazon KDP going to reject it, because they don't accept that screenshot as sufficient proof of rights?

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mmh0000 21 minutes ago
Just contact the original author. You may need to pay extra for the Medium.
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mmh0000 32 minutes ago
I do not know how this site managed to break mousewheel scrolling so badly, but I am quite impressed.
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zuzululu 14 minutes ago
Would've been more relevant before genAI

Now I can generate any realistic photo/cartoon I want

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