Comments on: Little Red Riding Hood – Retold http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/ To provide & facilitate access to free illustrations: pictures, drawings, maps and other images scanned from antiquarian, public-domain books and other old documents. We have over 3,200 images in our gallery with more added regularly, all at no cost and most available at very high resolution. Most of these we have scanned and edited ourselves. We will also screen and provide links to other high quality resources. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:11:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-3656 admin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:31 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-3656 Thanks. I have not seen that book. If you want to share I would love to post the illustrations here. If you don't have a scanner or the time I'd be happy to borrow the book to get some nice images and send it back to you. It's a good buy for 50 cents. You can't go wrong with any nice old picture book for that price. - John Thanks. I have not seen that book. If you want to share I would love to post the illustrations here. If you don’t have a scanner or the time I’d be happy to borrow the book to get some nice images and send it back to you.

It’s a good buy for 50 cents. You can’t go wrong with any nice old picture book for that price.

- John

]]> By: Jean-Marie http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-3652 Jean-Marie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:37:23 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-3652 Hi there. Just found your site doing a search for The Peter Rabbit Series. I found the "Peter Rabbit" book from the collection at my local thrift store yesterday. Didn't have much info (author, illustrator or date published) so I was doing a little research. The illustrations and endpapers were so lovely I couldn't help but to purchase it for $.50. :-) Hi there. Just found your site doing a search for The Peter Rabbit Series. I found the “Peter Rabbit” book from the collection at my local thrift store yesterday. Didn’t have much info (author, illustrator or date published) so I was doing a little research. The illustrations and endpapers were so lovely I couldn’t help but to purchase it for $.50. :-)

]]> By: Nancy Noonan http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-1732 Nancy Noonan Mon, 18 May 2009 15:27:04 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-1732 PS> Do you have any of these books for sale? PS> Do you have any of these books for sale?

]]> By: Nancy Noonan http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 Nancy Noonan Mon, 18 May 2009 15:26:21 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-1731 Dear John, Do you have any more of Elizabeth Gordon's books that you could scan? I love "Mother Earth....", and "Bird Children....". When you scan, you're color enhancements of the images make all the difference in the world. Ross illustrated for other authors as well. Do you have any of his other works? Thanks for all you do. Nancy Dear John,
Do you have any more of Elizabeth Gordon’s books that you could scan? I love “Mother Earth….”, and “Bird Children….”. When you scan, you’re color enhancements of the images make all the difference in the world. Ross illustrated for other authors as well. Do you have any of his other works?

Thanks for all you do.

Nancy

]]> By: Nancy Noonan http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 Nancy Noonan Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:38:55 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-1500 Thanks, John. I belong to a historical society where we have been bequeathed an archive of a recently defunct company in our town with a long and important history. Hence, my curiousity. Thanks, John. I belong to a historical society where we have been bequeathed an archive of a recently defunct company in our town with a long and important history. Hence, my curiousity.

]]> By: admin http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-1412 admin Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:29:18 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-1412 Under the "Book Resource Links" section on the front page of this site there are links to basic copyright information. 1923 is the US cutoff year for things automatically being in the public domain. If it was published in the US before 01/01/1923 it should be public domain. You need to do some online searches and read up on all the details to really understand a lot of it. Copyright is extremely tricky. I am not familiar with the Murdock case you mention. If they are trying to claim copyright to a public domain image there is a good chance they can be ignored. No knowing the specifics I don't really know. The same with Ross images. Some images were likle created and published after 1923 and so still have protection. For instance, I could claim that the images I scan and clean up for this site are my property because I worked hard on them. This would not stand up under legal scrutiny, though, as my scans fall under the "slavish" reproduction category, or something similar. In other words, I am trying to create faithful reproductions and am creating nothing new or original. You will still find sites claiming copyright on public domain content, though. You have to wade through all the specifics to find out the truth in each case. Under the “Book Resource Links” section on the front page of this site there are links to basic copyright information. 1923 is the US cutoff year for things automatically being in the public domain. If it was published in the US before 01/01/1923 it should be public domain. You need to do some online searches and read up on all the details to really understand a lot of it.

Copyright is extremely tricky. I am not familiar with the Murdock case you mention. If they are trying to claim copyright to a public domain image there is a good chance they can be ignored. No knowing the specifics I don’t really know. The same with Ross images. Some images were likle created and published after 1923 and so still have protection.

For instance, I could claim that the images I scan and clean up for this site are my property because I worked hard on them. This would not stand up under legal scrutiny, though, as my scans fall under the “slavish” reproduction category, or something similar. In other words, I am trying to create faithful reproductions and am creating nothing new or original.

You will still find sites claiming copyright on public domain content, though. You have to wade through all the specifics to find out the truth in each case.

]]> By: Nancy Noonan http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 Nancy Noonan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:57:38 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-1411 Thank you, John. They are so sweet. Have you come across any other books the Ross illustrated that are in the public domain? How about the book entitled "Loraine?" How does Murdock Publ get to issue a copyright on pictures that are in the public domain? How about Ross' children issueing licenses for use of his paintings? What is the significance of the year 1923? Thx for your info. Nancy Thank you, John. They are so sweet. Have you come across any other books the Ross illustrated that are in the public domain? How about the book entitled “Loraine?”

How does Murdock Publ get to issue a copyright on pictures that are in the public domain? How about Ross’ children issueing licenses for use of his paintings? What is the significance of the year 1923?

Thx for your info. Nancy

]]> By: admin http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-1400 admin Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:36:35 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-1400 Hi Nancy, Thanks for the comment. Actually, that is probably one of my stores on Zazzle where you saw the skateboard. The images are in a folder waiting to be posted but not accessible yet. They are one of many little projects that keep getting shoved to the back burner. I will try to get them organized and posted soon. In fact, I'll go make a folder for them now. There are a lot of images though, so email me and let me know if there are particular ones you want me to prioritize. <a href="http://www.gallery.oldbookart.com/main.php?g2_itemId=23702" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> is the folder in the Gallery. - John Hi Nancy,

Thanks for the comment. Actually, that is probably one of my stores on Zazzle where you saw the skateboard.

The images are in a folder waiting to be posted but not accessible yet. They are one of many little projects that keep getting shoved to the back burner.

I will try to get them organized and posted soon. In fact, I’ll go make a folder for them now. There are a lot of images though, so email me and let me know if there are particular ones you want me to prioritize.

HERE is the folder in the Gallery.

- John

]]> By: Nancy Noonan http://www.oldbookart.com/2008/08/20/little-red-riding-hood-retold/comment-page-1/#comment-1399 Nancy Noonan Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:39:06 +0000 http://www.oldbookart.com/?p=163#comment-1399 Hello! I just love the face on RRH. Thx for doing this. I was directed to this sight thru an ad for a skateboard!! The ad said that the pictures decorating the board came from the book "The Flower Children" by Elizabeth Gordon and the designer got the pictures from this WEB sight. I have looked everywhere on your sight and CANNOT find them. Could you help me, please? Hello! I just love the face on RRH. Thx for doing this. I was directed to this sight thru an ad for a skateboard!! The ad said that the pictures decorating the board came from the book “The Flower Children” by Elizabeth Gordon and the designer got the pictures from this WEB sight. I have looked everywhere on your sight and CANNOT find them. Could you help me, please?

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