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.