Steve Boswell’s Comments

• Oct 21st, 2010 @ 9:43am

  Reply from English Heritage (as ChoccyHobNob)

  on English Heritage Organization Claiming It Holds Effective Copyright On Any And All Photos Of Stonehenge
  his document has been sent to you from:
  
  Ms R L McKellar
  English Heritage
  Customer Services
  Po Box 569
  SWINDON
  SN2 2YP
  
  Document Precis:
  
  Dear Mr Xxxxxx,
  
  Reference: xxxxxxxxx
  
  Thank you for your email regarding photography at Stonehenge.
  
  English Heritage looks after Stonehenge on behalf of the nation. But we do not control the copyright of all images of Stonehenge. And we have never tried to do so. We have no problem with photographers sharing images of Stonehenge on Flickr and similar not-for-profit image websites. We encourage visitors to the monument to take their own photographs.
  
  If a commercial photographer enters the land within our care with the intention of taking a photograph of the monument for financial gain, we ask that they pay a fee and abide by certain conditions. English Heritage is a non-profit making organisation and this fee helps preserve and protect Stonehenge for the benefit of future generations. The majority of commercial photographers respect this position and normally request permission in advance of visiting.
  
  I am sorry for any confusion caused by a recent email sent to a picture library.
  
  Yours sincerely
  
  Rae Mckellar
  Correspondence Team Manager