[Jan vd Heuvel]

Denes,

you are right, owning an original negative give you more rights, but as I have stated it doesn't mean you have the copyright.

Boris,

You kwno I am one of the persons who share his original photo's with someone who needs them for a book or article without asking for any
money. And you know I have many original photo's.

Yes, the real problem is that current software allows to make photo's published in books or magazines printable.

And who can afford the costs of fighting against such breaches of copyright ?!

In my opinion it is perfectly safe to use "original "photo's" for a publication if you state it comes from the collection of xxx.
When you state the photo is copyrighted to xxx you will be on the trickyer
side.

Many photo's were swapped between "comrades", so there are many prints around and each owner can claim the copyright untill proven otherwise.

Regards,
Jan