Re: [Commons-l] CC by 3.0 not allowed on Commons?

On 7/13/07, Robin Schwab contact@robinschwab.ch wrote:

Hi

I asked a photographer for permission to use pictures on Commons. I filled out the email permission template with the CC-by 3.0 license after having read this: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/

"A new version of this license is available. You should use it for new works, and you may want to relicense existing works under it"

After recieving the license I see that CC by 3.0 is not allowed on Commons. Can anyone explain this? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Cc-by-3.0

I feel now very stupid to ask the photographer again for another permission in 2.5.

I strongly suggest either to accept CC by 3.0 or to ask to remove this misleading text we link to in hundred thousands of images.

Help appreciated.

We have no control over what Creative commons put up in their webspace. We currently regard the CC 3.0 series of licences as non free because of the way they handle moral rights. Obviously Creative commons dissagree.