Responding to Gnangarra - this is a very interesting issue indeed, and one
that we might be able to make a big impact with, but I don't think this is a
Wikimedia FOUNDATION issue as it involves the creation/purchase of content.
Rather I would suggest that this is an issue that falls within the scope of
the Chapters - in this case WM-FR. Either money could be spent directly from
a chapter(s) budget or potentially the chapter(s) could run a specific
donation-drive to fund such a purchase? Besides, how much are we talking
here? $50,000? $500,000? $5million?
Response to Jon - the way I read that, it means that 75% of the photographs
were taken under contract with Corbis and therefore the copyright would come
with the purchase of the collection. Any purchase could presumably be
specified to only those images which come WITH the copyright.
-Liam
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On 28 February 2011 01:51, Jon Davis <wiki(a)konsoletek.com> wrote:
Forgive me if I'm off base here, but from what I
understand it. The images
to be lost are " 25% of photographic elements remaining under the control
of liquidator (photographers without a signed contract with Corbis
Corporation and is represented by Sygma)".
That would seem to indicate that regardless of how they got these images,
they don't have a contract on file and that concerns me. Are we even sure
that if the Foundation bought the photos, that they'd be able to release
them? And how in the bloody hell would commons handle more than double the
amount of content it already has. Sure, going from 10 million files to 22
million files would be kick ass, but that would be a MAJOR amount of work
for EVERYONE involved.
(Not saying it's a bad idea, just concerned).
-Jon
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 17:29, Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com> wrote:
http://www.ajmj.fr/php/annuaire/pageFicheAnnuaire.php?id=354
if my french still serves me
- Stephane Gorrias
- Mandataire Judiciaire
- Près la Cour D'appel De Versailles
- Tribunal principal :
- Année d'inscription : 2003
- SCP : SCP BECHERET-THIERRY-SENECHAL-GORRIAS
- Courriel : stephane.gorrias(a)ajmj.fr
-
- Domicile Professionnel
- 1 Place Boieldieu
- 75002 PARIS
- Télécopie : 01 40 28 06 70
these are the contact details
On 28 February 2011 06:44, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia-inc.com> wrote:
Happy to help if I can, but it does seem that the
photos are physical
objects and therefore possibly expensive to store/digitize. If someone can
help me find the email address of the decision maker there, I'm happy to
open or lend support to a conversation with them.
It isn't clear from the blog whether they own only the physical objects
or also the copyrights.
On 2/26/11 12:28 PM, Gnangarra wrote:
http://blog.melchersystem.com/2011/02/25/the-fire-this-time/
12 Million Photographs are to be destroyed because liquidators cant find
a buyer?
these arent just random landscape photos, these are photos are from the
fench news agency Sygma
Wikimedia-france, Jimbo, any chance they could find their way to Commons
rather than just being destroyed and lost for ever.......
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