[WikiEN-l] Wikimedian image restorations exploited on eBay

[Rich Holton]

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Rich Holton <richholton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'd say that Time magazine and the eBay culprit(s) *should* have given
> > Durova credit for the restoration. But the "should" I'm using has to do
> with
> > common decency--something that is becoming rather uncommon.
>
> As that page stands, I'm not sure they *could* have done that, let
> alone *should*. There is not a single indication anywhere on that page
> that this image contains much hard work by a Wikipedian, and that that
> hard work should be acknowledged. There is the brief comment "Restored
> version of Image:Stroop Report - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 06.jpg with
> artifacts and scratches removed, levels adjusted, and image
> sharpened..", and there Durova's name is listed as the uploader...but
> you have to read between the lines to decide that Durova performed the
> work, and that that work is worth acknowledging.
>
>
We're actually talking about different images...but I think your point still
applies.