Hello,
I'm looking for some advice regarding using images of astronauts from NASA's Apollo program for a book project I am currently working on. The two main questions I have concerns image right permissions from the Apollo astronauts. NASA image rights are free to use, however if an astronaut can identify themselves, then you are required to seek their permissions. The second is if anyone has had any experience with requesting image rights, or if the book being published (technically a commercial project, but rooted with the purpose to inform and educate) is exempt from this? Or if anyone has had any experience and knows how to go about contacting astronauts or their estates for their permissions.
You can read about the NASA image rights in more details here: http://ift.tt/28YIuKE
On top of this, there legal cases involving astronaut images such as the cases of the Top Trumps and McCandless cases which creates further interesting discussion points that are mentioned in this forum thread that you can read here: http://ift.tt/28Spjyj
To keep it short, I'm wanting to put together a book that showcases images and stories of a particular angle of the Apollo program. It's not mega revolutionary in content, but special for archiving and bringing to life these stories through newer production techniques and newer resources coming to light.
For the book project I would love to use images of pretty much all of the astronauts from the program, as they are a major of the whole program, and more important from an historical and educational point of view to include. The purpose of the book is to really present this moment of history in a new light for future generations and would be strange not to be able to include these images. Detrimental for historical education in fact!
I'm working independently from a publishing house, and with a small amount of funding from advance sales I am able to cover the costs to break even at the end of the project. The tight budget doesn't really allow for the purchasing of image rights, from an astronaut for example.
Any help on this matter would be of great help and also continue the wonderful historical legacy of the Apollo program.
Submitted June 25, 2016 at 10:00AM by sidewalk12 http://ift.tt/28WKeTx
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