Library of Congress
The Library of Congress(LOC) contains millions of books, photographs, papers, maps, films, sundry printed materials and recordings. The digital collection covers a large portion of these. The digital collection is predominantly in the public domain or no known copyright restrictions, items the LOC has permissions for or those with special access. The rights category that each image falls into is clearly listed in the item information and metadata.
The Library Company of Philadelphia
Rights and Reproductions – The Library Company of Philadelphia
The Library Company of Philadelphia offers open access to digitized images of selections from the collections. Digitized artifacts include books, paintings, prints, posters, databases, photographs and more. The collection’s date from the early 18th century to contemporary times. The images are open access and free for use, with the citation information on the linked page above as well as links provided in the image metadata.
J Paul Getty Museum
Terms of Use/Copyright | The Getty
The Getty provides digitized images that they believe to be in the public domain, with open content as a filter option in the search engine. While may of the works on the Getty’s website are under copyright, those that are not are clearly marked as such. Within each image, whether it is sculpture, a photograph, painting or page from a book, it is noted whether it is in the public domain.
