Geki, from CAMPIONI DELLO SPORT 1966/67. Available to use from a creative commons licence as the country of origin of this photograph is Italy. It is in the public domain there because its copyright term has expired. According to Law for the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights n.633, 22 April 1941 and later revisions, images of people or of aspects, elements and facts of natural or social life, obtained with photographic process or with an analogue one, including reproductions of figurative art and film frames of film stocks (Art. 87) are protected for a period of 20 years from creation (Art. 92). This provision shall not apply to photographs of writings, documents, business papers, material objects, technical drawings and similar products (Art. 87). Italian law makes an important distinction between "works of photographic art" and "simple photographs" (Art. 2, § 7). Photographs that are "intellectual work with creative characteristics" are protected for 70 years after the author's death (Art. 32 bis), whereas simple photographs are protected for a period of 20 years from creation. JPEG copyright, Richard Jenkins, 2024.
Killed in a Italian Formula 3 race. Real name Giacomo Russo. A wealthy man, he was quite brilliant in Italian Formula Junior, winning the Formula Junior title in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and did well in Italian Formula 3, winning the 1964 Italian Formula 3 title. He was very close to a Ferrari contract to race in Formula 2, but for whatever reason it didn't materialise, instead getting a drive with Lotus in Grand Prix racing and with Alfa Romeo in sports and touring cars, winning his class at the 1966 Sebring 12 Hour race.
Biography last updated 15 Feb 2016