Rights and Reproductions Queries

All rights and reproductions applications relating to the paintings and sculptures and any other work of art in the Trinity College Art Collections should be submitted to the Curator, giving at least three months' notice.

Application is strictly by submission of the Image Request form by email to catherine.giltrap@tcd.ie or by post to:

Catherine Giltrap, Curator of the College Art Collections, The Office of the Secretary, West Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

Copyright protection applies automatically in Ireland to any type of expression of ideas or facts, translated to permanent form.

Media protected by copyright include original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films, sound recordings, databases and computer programs.

Copyright law in Ireland is regulated primarily by the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (PDF 614KB) (the “2000 Act”).

Copyright infringement includes making and/or using illegal copies of works, or using original works in unauthorised ways. An infringement of copyright is punishable in accordance with the 2000 Act.

Disclaimer

These guidelines are intended as a general introduction to some relevant aspects of copyright and are not an authoritative interpretation of the law.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you comply with copyright law when using the images from the Trinity College Art Collections.

Even when a copy has been made in accordance with the regulations below, users should expressly acknowledge the copyright of such material when using it, such as by referencing the copyright holder and the source or using the credit line provided during by the Curator.

Works No Longer Protected by Copyright

The duration of copyright varies, depending on the nature of the item. Please see the 2000 Act, or the earlier legislation in the case of works created prior to 1 January 2001, for details of the duration of the copyright by reference to the type of works.

In most cases, copyright lasts for the creator's lifetime plus seventy years.

• Original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works - 70 years from the death of the author
• Films - lifetime of the longest living amongst principal director, author of the screenplay, author of the dialogue, author of the music plus 70 years
• Music - 50 years from the date of a sound recording, broadcast and typographical arrangement
• Databases - 15 years from the year in which the making of the database was completed or 15 years from the date on which the database was first lawfully re-utilised

However, Trinity College Art Collections Dublin may impose its own regulations on what may not be photographed due to the age and condition of the work.

Please email catherine.giltrap@tcd.ie