On 11/14/06, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 14/11/06, Magnus Manske
<magnusmanske(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
I once wrote a function for the upload page where
you upload a file by
giving its URL. There were some security concerns about malicious
servers, which I think I fixed, but then, as usual, nothing happened.
Should still be in there, for anyone interested. Lemme see... ah yes;
set $wgAllowCopyUploads=true in LocalSettings, and be done with it.
I shudder at the thought of this being enabled on Commons unless such
uploads are somehow marked for particular urgent attention - it sounds
like an even easier way to upload copyright violations. If such
uploads are marked and auto-categorised, it might be manageable.
When I was working on this, it was suggested that it should
automatically add the source URL to the image description (unless it
is already given in there). It could also add "[[category:URL
uploads]]" or the like.
With the source URL given, it would actually be *easier* to find
copyvios, as one knows exactly where it came from, unlike the current
system.
(After all my whining on this list, I'm going to
have to start looking
for and tagging Commons copyvios myself and then applying for admin
Good luck with that. Myself, I'll stay with my tools and programming
languages - they're much easier to decipher than copyright law ;-)
Magnus