help with grays anatomy

hi,

Background

My understanding of copyright is limited. I understand the theroy of protecting an authors assets and I can just about cope with the various copyright lifespans - depending on original publication and death of author.

Where I'm confused is on the role of editors and illustrators.

I want to use pictures from Grays Anatomy on my web site - either the British or US versions - I can get hold of old originals - I have a UK 1918 version on the desk as I type!.

Gray died in 1861 (age 34)and so the copyright seems to be clearly expired on the original work.

The picture muddies because Gray's work was extended and revised by a series of editors as medical knowledge was updated - and British and US editions went their separate ways under different editors - so the location of publication also seems to be a factor.

Question 1
Does this mean that portions of the book, the stuff added or changed by the editors is copyright protected until the death of the editors? Or is there some other rule kicking in?

Question 2
And what about the people who actually created the pictures? New drawings are added regularly and the creator just gets a quick thanks in the introduction. Are they protected by copyright?

PS Question 3
I've checked the 1930 US edition with the US government database and I can't find anything for Gray, or the Editor - Does that make it safe to use?

Thanks for your help - and after all this I only need about 50 pictures to illustrate the joints and muscles being used in Tai Chi ....

Thanks for any help you can give me

Rosie

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