Kulturskatter på nätet/en/What can we do?

NOTE: This table uses Swedish law. The same rules may or may not apply to your country. Do not forget to check with a lawyer to get it right.

Can we publish material online according to the copyright law, if...	Kommentar
The creator died more than 70 years ago?	(The material is in the public domain)
More than 70 years have passed since an anonymous work was published for the first time?
The material is anonymous, have never been published, and is more than 70 years old?
The material was created before 1880?
There is a written contract where the economic rights are awarded to the instituion?
The material was created by a staff member at the institution in the line of duty and will be used according to the same purpose as the insitution had at the time of the creation?
The rights owner has given permission to publish the material?
The rights owner has licensed the material with a free license?
The images portrays houses and public places?
The images portrays people?	(in some cases you may need permission from the portrayed person)
The images portray works that are protected by copyright?
The material come from a Swedish government agency?	(if nothing else is stated)
The history of the material is uncertain?	Prioritize other material.^[1]

↑ Wikipedia will not permit material without that information. For other types of publishing, make a reasonable attempt at discovering the history of the work and make notes. Then you can publish the material with a note that says that the source is unknown but that you are more than happy to recieve information about it.

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