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== Question on an image. ==

I did a search on your site for the [[Tower of Babel]] and found an image that I want to use for a job that I am working on for a not for profit organization. The painting is called the Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel. When I clicked on the image, I got a new page with a larger image. Under that image it says: This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, or its copyright has expired. This applies worldwide. In an unrelated search, I found this same image at Getty Images under Rights Managed. What's the deal? Who's right? Will I get in trouble for using this image?

Matt Hannon

:According to the source, it was scanned in by a theological seminary, and they made sure the book they scanned it from was public domain. So you should be in the clear using our image. IANAL, HTH. [[User:Meelar|[[User:Meelar|Meelar]] [[User talk:Meelar|(talk)]]]] 15:14, 2004 Aug 10 (UTC)

::This information really needs to be on the image description page. -- [[User:Cyrius|Cyrius]]|[[User talk:Cyrius|&#9998;]] 15:18, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
:::One more piece of advice, Matt -- be sure to credit [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]] with that painting, to differentiate him from the other painter of that name. :-) [[User:Jwrosenzweig|Jwrosenzweig]] 20:02, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)