[WikiEN-l] Attributing "attribution required" free images

[Gwern Branwen]

On 2007.10.30 00:05:12 +1000, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> scribbled 0 lines:
> It's about time we had this debate again. Morally, ethically, legally: what
> are we required to do to meet the "attribution required" aspect of certain
> free images we acquire from Flickr or other sources, including our own
> contributors?
>
> Viewpoint #1: Provided the information is available on the image information
> page, which can be reached by clicking the image, then attribution
> information is available to anyone who wants it.
> Viewpoint #2: The attribution should be more visible, such as beneath the
> image in articles. This is the standard used by newspapers, for instance.
> People who licence their work under "attribution required" licences are
> expecting a bit more than a begruding source tag hidden behind a mouse
> click.
>
> Personally I am of viewpoint #2, and feel that we are short-changing
> photographers who generously release
> their work for virtually no recompense. I feel that if we are not
> willing to attribute the photo properly, by putting the owner's name
> at the same level
> as the photo, then we should bar the use of these kinds of images.
>
> Some powerful persuasive arguments for either of the above viewpoints, or
> any other, would be nice.
>
> (Why this has arisen now: I created a {{credit}} template for this purpose
> and used it in a couple of places. I was reverted. So more opinions are
> needed.)
>
> Steve

Question: why should we give special prominence and mention of the original author to a carefully composed, lovingly shot photo whose license requires attribution to the author(s), and not give special prominence and mention of the original author to a carefully composed, lovingly written article/text whose license requires attribution to the author(s)?

I've noticed people seem to hold photos and text to very different standards. For example, I don't think I've once seen anyone remove chunks of quoted text for being 'excessive fair use', and yet similar actions and rationale for images are too common for me to need to belabor the point.

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