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Photographs of the renovation of the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.

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Images show interior and exterior views of the memorial during restoration.

Arrangement: Arranged by photographer-assigned negative number. The corresponding digital id numbers used for reproduction requests range from LC-DIG-pplot-13555-00001 to -00238.

LOT title devised by Library staff.

Color negatives filed in series LC-HS543 and b&w negatives filed in series LC-HS513.

Item captions supplied by photographer.

Available for viewing as online digital files made by the photographer from the original transparencies.

Forms part of the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2002; (DLC/PP-2002:038-1).

In 2015, documentary photographer Carol Highsmith received a letter from Getty Images accusing her of copyright infringement for featuring one of her own photographs on her own website. It demanded payment of $120. This was how Highsmith came to learn that stock photo agencies Getty and Alamy had been sending similar threat letters and charging fees to users of her images, which she had donated to the Library of Congress for use by the general public at no charge. In 2016, Highsmith has filed a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against both Alamy and Getty stating “gross misuse” of 18,755 of her photographs. “The defendants [Getty Images] have apparently misappropriated Ms. Highsmith’s generous gift to the American people,” the complaint reads. “[They] are not only unlawfully charging licensing fees … but are falsely and fraudulently holding themselves out as the exclusive copyright owner.” According to the lawsuit, Getty and Alamy, on their websites, have been selling licenses for thousands of Highsmith’s photographs, many without her name attached to them and stamped with “false watermarks.” (more: http://hyperallergic.com/314079/photographer-files-1-billion-suit-against-getty-for-licensing-her-public-domain-images/)

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thomas jefferson memorial washington dc monuments and memorials washington dc conservation and restoration safety film negatives color renovation jefferson memorial jefferson memorial washington carol m highsmith ultra high resolution high resolution roof building library of congress
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01/01/1994
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Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, donor
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Carol Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection

In 2016, Carol Highsmith has filed a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against both Alamy and Getty stating “gross misuse” of 18,755 of her photographs.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.90719, -77.03687
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on publication.

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