Hoi,
A low resolution version is in essence a derivative of the original. It is
the prerogative of a copyright holder to license as he sees fit. The notion
that a copyrighted work can
2009/3/30 Klaus Graf <klausgraf(a)googlemail.com>
Unfortunately Schindler doesn't take into account
the very long
discussion at de:WP:UF
http://tinyurl.com/fdld4
There is a very dangerous opinion that "work" according free licenses
means "work in any resolution" and thus low-resolution pictures
licensed under a free license could be replaced by high-resolution
pictures.
If there is no trust for cooperating institutions that the resolution
part of the contract is accepted I am in doubt that cooperations will
work in the future. A word from the WMF board or the lawyers
(WMF/CC/FSF) would be useful.
Klaus Graf
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