On 10/24/07, Rama Rama ramaneko@gmail.com wrote:
An author has contacted me to use some of my photographs in a book (a big, serious, scholarly, several-volume thing). He contacted me, and several other users, after seeing images on Commons. Consequences:
- Commons does get some visibility, and provides images to serious
work. Cheer up, people !
Yes! I have been contacted about two images as well.
- The author is enquiring how I wish to be credited. What do you
people think would be a concise yet effective way to mention Wikimedia Commons in such cases ?
An additional, but related issue: While the ones asking for permission were aware of free licenses, their publisher insisted on a written permission (even if it's just an email, which is ridiculous).
Maybe we should set up a page ([[Commons:Permission and credits]]?) that 1. Gives "blanket permission" for free licenses (like "By uploading files under a free license, the author gives permission for everyone to use them under certain conditions:"; IANAL) 2. Gives an example of an image credit
Magnus