Posting images not taken by oneself

The terms of use say "You agree to upload and post only User Content that you have created yourself." I gather this excludes images you might own by solely by inheritance since it specifically says "created yourself". On its face, I see no restrictions on images one creates but no longer or ever owned. I doubt that was the intent. Perhaps the TOU should indicate images the poster created AND currently own.

I would also like to include some of my late father's photos - and he was the reason even I started to take photos many, many years ago. But I have understood the rules here at PN to be quite clear: only photos taken by yourself. Maybe you can post them on another website to honour your father?

I will definitely chime in here with the same question. Similar to Per-Christian, my father was the person who got me interested in photography and he made some wonderful images that it would be nice to share, now that he is no longer with us.

Your the sole owner of those photos. They are also family photos. Of course I am not a moderator but I have posted images of my distant family that were taken 90 years ago. Nobody complained.

Your the sole owner of those photos.

The probability is high as to ownership and fairly high as being solely so but you don't know this without more information. Also, it doesn't appear to be the criteria as we are told who created images rather than whop owns them is the criteria.

They are also family photos.

and rightly cherished but I don't see how that status can or should effect the TOS of websites that have broader concerns to deal with.

I have posted images of my distant family that were taken 90 years ago. Nobody complained.

It may have gone unnoticed or the age may have diminished the concern over copyright, I wouldn't know. It doesn't really have anything to do with whether the post it is permissible.

Maybe the images can be posted elsewhere and linked in a discussion about their meaning and impact?

So, can someone offer a definitive Yes/No answer?

While I appreciate the interest in posting images that are close to one's heart. The fact is that Photo.net needs to draw a fairly clear line in the sand about this sort of thing. We simply do not have the time nor resources to track down the validity of this sort of thing. It is much easier from a manpower, a legal, and a "moral" (if you will) standpoint to simply say "please only upload images that you yourself have created". Could the TOU be changed to include images that you yourself did not create but legally own? I am not sure and I would have to discuss it with the lawyer.

Photo.net isn't so much a gallery or a photoalbum website as it is a community of photographers learning and discussing with each other. I completely understand why someone would want to post images that are close to their heart. But in a world where copyright means so little and image misuse is so rampant, we try to make photo.net at least a small example of the right way to threat other people's work. It may be no more than lighting a candle, but at least it's better than cursing in the dark.

ok ok valid argument
which poster took the photo of President Lincoln's funeral
or the Kodachomed of the depression era, or the very old
photos of russia nin the early part of the last c\entury
OR ww 1 photos.
OR--- when it is linked to a off-pnet site is it then legal.,
IS THIS a double standard?
remeber walmart would not let my wife have photos of my grandmother taken in 1898.
there was a photographers name emossed in the print.
Is the phograper still alivbe or does his companyt exist?
will he rise from his grave and sue walmart?
Or cause terrible harm to photo.net
there must be a few exceptions to every rule.
It may NOt be a matter of manpower if the rule is stated clearly
Or should the son just post the photos on another website and bypass photo net rulkes as this seems to be domne all the time. It is a bit like the eary days or "oleo margarine"
where you had to squeese the little capsuke and massage the bag so your
"spread" would be yellow and at least LOOK like butter.