2008/6/2 Ejdzej Wikipedysta ejdzej.wikipedysta@gmail.com:
2008/6/1 Florian Straub flominator@gmx.net:
http://www.flickr.com/people/brooklyn_museum/
Which license tag should we use for those? PD-old?
No, unless its
- reproduction of old photo with expired copyright (PD-old)
- reproduction of old painting (PD-art)
Oh, wait... they taged it with "no known copyright restrictions".
This seems to be nice, but please read: http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/
1. The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired; 2. The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions; 3. The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or 4. The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions.
My view is:
1. PD-Old 2. PD-because? 3. PD-not-really-PD ;) -- DANGER 4. CopyrightedFreeUse?
More troublesome than chossing copyright tag is that "participating institutions" do not precise why there are "no known restrictions" and wash their hands with disclaimer: "IF YOU MAKE USE OF A PHOTO (...) YOU ARE REMINDED TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF APPLICABLE LAW BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH A PARTICULAR NEW USE"