Can I use photos taken by my grandparents or other deceased estate?

[thebeachcomber]

@tiwane

With things like photos from a family collection, the issue is more about what iNaturalist is meant for. iNat is really a place to share one’s personal experiences with nature. It’s not a data repository, and it’s not a place to dump museum specimens. It’s about someone saying “here’s an organism (or track, or scat, etc) that I encountered.” So IMO iNat is not a great place for posting old family photos that you’re not directly involved with, as cool as they are. However, I admit it’s a gray area and if you curate the observations and there aren’t a ton of them, then it’s not a big deal. Just make sure they’re clearly marked, and you may want to create a separate account that clearly states what it’s for and that your account is a stakeholder. Sorry I can’t provide more clarity.

eg from https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/museum-specimens-antique-photos-and-inaturalist/31638 (bold text my emphasis)