In a message dated 1/16/2009 4:27:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
carcharothwp@googlemail.com writes:
The usual solution to that is to point to the museum/library/archive image as a way to verify the self-created image (similar to how people point to Google Books now to verify books they are using as references). But what if there is no museum/library/archive image?>>
"Point to" versus "take". Two separate things. I'm not disputing the right to link to an image on bible.org. I'm disputing the right to take that image and post it to flicker.com
And "what if there is no museum image" only means that we are in the same position as "what if we have no free image of Britney Spears eating a hot dog for our hot dog page??". I.E. we're not worse off than we've been for five thousand years.
The mere fact that an image now exists, doesn't mean we get the right to do whatever we want with it. And the mere fact that no image exists, doesn't mean we get the right to do whatever it takes to get one. We still are ethically bound to follow standard protocol, and not rock the image boat.
If we adhere to the idea that any scan of a PD item is a voluntary act to freely distribute such scan to the world for any purpose than the end result is that the massive scanners will simply stop scanning and we won't have anything free, limited, for pay, or what.
Shooting yourself in the foot to prove that you can isn't a useful tactic.
Will
**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http... cemailfooterNO62)