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Fair use is presumed here, as the Los Angeles Library's Photo Collection contains thousands of similar images that were gathered from abandoned sources such as the former, and literally trashed, files of the w:Los Angeles Herald Examiner (copyrights which often are still owned by the Hearst family). In such a case, as I understand, where the copyright of the photos had been surrendered to the former newspaper; the ownership just simply goes to the person who now possesses the photo. He does have a right to sell copies of the photo, but there is no longer a valid copyright on the photo or image.

In this case, the Los Angeles Public Library hasn't even indicated where in fact hey actually got the photo, which is sad; but I have personally watched as the library personnel have sat down and gone over 100's and 1000's of dedicated photos that persons are more than happy to donate to the library in the hopes that they will be preserved.

Further reproduction in this manner only facilitates the donor's original intention to preserve.

(Permission for usage of this particular photo had been granted by the library)