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Questions which are most frequently asked to the British Cartoon Archive can be found below with the relevant answers. If we do not quite answer your question, please feel free to contact us.
- Is everything published before 1920 out of copyright?
- I’ve paid the copyright fee, so why do I have to pay the BCA for the cartoon?
- My publisher says that I have to pay for all the illustrations I am using, so can the BCA charge me a lower fee?
- I am a teacher - may I use cartoons from the BCA catalogue in my teaching?
- I am a student - may I use cartoons from the BCA catalogue in my essays and presentations?
- May I use cartoons from the BCA catalogue in seminars and conference papers?
- I want to republish a cartoon from the BCA catalogue - what should I do?
- May I cut out characters from cartoons on the BCA catalogue, add new text, or otherwise alter them?
- Can I buy a print of my favourite cartoon?
- Why can’t I find cartoons by my favourite cartoonist?
- I own an original cartoon drawing - is it genuine, how much is it worth, and will the BCA buy it?
- I would like to work at the BCA - do you advertise jobs, or employ volunteers?
- What is the difference between registered and non-registered users of the BCA catalogue?
- What is the JISC Licence?
- I want a cartoonist to draw a cartoon for me - can the BCA help?
- How do I search the catalogue
- I am a student - may I use cartoons from the BCA catalogue in my thesis?
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