http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia I got a call from some UN branch office (!) this morning, asking about how to reuse pictures from Wikipedia. I gave the usual response: (1) we don't own the images (2) they're under a variety of licenses, some of which are easy to obey, some of which are a nuisance (3) what's your email? I'll send you a link to the Reuse FAQ. So, having sent him there, I looked over the page. It's almost complete! The only thing really missing is, in the CC section: [TO DO: note differences between 1.0, 2.0 and 2.5, and different countries] Presumably 3.0 as well, if we're allowing that. I also tweaked the intro. With the recent Virgin Mobile case (the hazards of reusing a CC-by-sa pic without clearing model or personality rights), I put a warning at the top about images of people: "Take care with context." So, I'd like those of you who know your way around the copyright brambles and who can write simply and clearly to: 1. Review the whole thing for accuracy. 1a. Review the whole thing for readability. 2. Fill in that and any other gaps you notice. 3. Re-synchronise translations. (I only edit the English version. Anything in other versions I've missed?)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Reuse_Wikimedia_content.svg (just patched together in Inkscape...) Magnus _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list Commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l

On 9/26/07, Barcex <barcexwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote: Apparently it does, but it seems to be a CC-BY-SA alias: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ I'll remove it later, unless I forget, or someone edits the SVG first... Magnus

On 9/26/07, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote: If I recall correctly, there were non-attribution versions of each license, but nobody ever used them, so they retired them.

2007/9/26, Magnus Manske <magnusmanske(a)googlemail.com>om>: cc-license? I see it existed, we have about 3000 images licenced with cc-sa-1.0 http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:CC-SA-1.0 Anyway, I suggest not to include that license in the diagram in order to simplify it, if possible.

OK, new version is up.