Copyright and copies

The use of sound, text, photographic or digital illustrations from The Royal Library may require permission of the copyright owner as the work/material might be protected by the Danish copyright law. 

The Royal Library can provide you with copies of various types, see the pricelist. Prices do not include compensation to the copyright owner. It is your own responsibility to obtain prior permission or pay a copyright fee, if necessary, before use of any material.


Use

Reproduction of electronic images from The Royal Library’s website is only allowed within the accepted guidelines for quotation. It is not possible to acquire exclusive reproduction rights to works published on the Library’s website. Any use should credit the Royal Library as provenance. 


The Commons on Flickr 

 

The Royal Library (the National Library of Denmark) is participating in The Commons on Flickr to share its collections with a broader audience.

The material shown are marked with “no known copyright restrictions”. This indicates that the Library is unaware of any current copyright restrictions on the material, either because the library owns the copyright, or the term of copyright has expired, or because no evidence has been found that copyright restrictions apply. Please contact the Library if you have information about right holders which the Library are unaware of.

Our collections are in general intended to be used for personal, educational or research purposes. For commercial use please contact Fotografisk Atelier.

When using our material from The Commons on Flickr please state the following: Name of the Photographer/Author or other. The Royal Library, Denmark.