G'day Peter,
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[mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Mark Wagner
On 5/21/06, Peter Mackay
<peter.mackay(a)bigpond.com> wrote:
Yeah, we got lots of such pictures. I think
we've established that
these images are non-controversial and the problem is
finding the best
way for uploaders to license them without claiming
ownership.
Seems to me the best solution is to tag it as {{GFDL}} or
{{PD}} or whatever, and add a note of "Taken at my request".
Mmmm, but does requesting someone to take a photograph actually give you
copyright over the resulting image? I don't think it does, without explicit
assignment.
When I take a photo for someone else, using his camera, so that he can
appear in the photograph as well, the *last* thing on my mind is "who
gets copyright?" I'm just pressing a button as a favour to a tourist or
something (latest example, an immigrant who wanted to send a photo of
himself frolicking in < 1cm of snow home, to say to his parents "look,
it's really cold in Canberra!").
Unless my views are totally out of touch with those of the average
passer-by (who knows, they could be), I think most would, if they
consider copyright at all, be happy to let the subject have it.
--
Mark Gallagher
"What? I can't hear you, I've got a banana on my head!"
- Danger Mouse
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