Image copyright holding up Canton’s MLK corridor

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Officials in Canton are worried that copyright concerns over an image of Martin Luther King, Jr., will delay the beginning of a corridor dedicated to the civil rights leader.

The city held a ceremony in August to mark the establishment of the memorial corridor, which includes portions of two avenues. Officials had hoped to place signs along the corridor before the Jan. 19 King holiday.

But city engineer Dan Moeglin says that’s no longer a certainty because the image of King originally selected by a committee was created by New York artist Oswald Greene.

Moeglin says city officials haven’t been able to reach him to request permission to use the image. About a dozen photographs of King, including ones in the public domain, are being considered as replacements.