On 24 Mar 2006, at 14:01, Matt R wrote:
--- Justin Cormack
<justin(a)specialbusservice.com> wrote:
We dont accept "with permission" images, and
we dont accept
anything
that is not verifiable by someone else. So there would be
supporting
documentation somewhere for that case.
Could every editor be obliged to attempt to find that supporting
documentation for every image in every article they edit? I really
doubt it.
For everything other than self-created pictures, yes. If the uploader
cant produce documentation, delete the image.
I don't think that's a good idea. I've uploaded numerous images after
negotiating a free license with the copyright holder, for which
there is no
supporting documentation other than my assertion (barring private
emails).
(One sharp fellow PGP-signed his agreement to license some photos
under the
GFDL. I couldn't verify his key through the web of trust, though,
nor could I
find *absolute* proof that he was the copyright holder. We have to
start
trusting at some point...)
You are supposed to forward such emails to the foundation - there is
a special
email address for this. You dont have to post them on the wiki.
Verifiability is vital.
Justinc