On 10 Oct 2014, at 19:54, Yaroslav M. Blanter <putevod(a)mccme.ru> wrote:
On 10.10.2014 20:33, Michael Peel wrote:
This is very, very cool. :-) I don’t suppose the
monument is freely
licensed? Can Creative Commons licenses even be applied to monuments?
Thanks,
Mike
First, yes it can. A sculptor can give a permission, which would mean that every photo of
a monument can be licensed under CC-BY-SA if the photographer wishes. I am sure we had
such examples on Commons (they are sent via OTRS).
Cool. :-) It would be great to hear about examples where monuments have been CC-licensed!
Second, as it was noticed already, Poland has freedom
of panorama for monuments, and therefore a permission from the sculptor is not even
needed.
That’s true, but it’s relying on a copyright exception for a specific country, rather than
an internationally valid copyright license, which can be an important distinction e.g.,
when photographers cross borders between taking and uploading photos. The latter is much
better than the former where possible.
Thanks,
Mike