Fredrik Josefsson wrote:
I was also surprised to see a reply implying that it would solve copyright problems to have a complicated interface. From what I've seen, even good intended contributors initially find it difficult to get everything right when they are uploading files.
I was referring to the claim that a bad user interface is the reason why the Foundation and others get requests for reuse of images or text.
In my humble opinion, this has little to do with user interface and rather more to do with habits.
People have been told to request permission from the web site before reusing content. Even though our page say that you can reuse content under the terms of <link to GFDL or CC or whatever>, people assume they must email those who run the site, that is, the Foundation.
I don't see how rearranging the user interface will change anything to this. And I must say, the user interface at Flickr is even less clear with respect to image reuse rights.