Matt R wrote:
--- Justin Cormack justin@specialbusservice.com wrote:
On 24 Mar 2006, at 14:01, Matt R wrote:
--- Justin Cormack justin@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).
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.
Really? I've never heard of this before. It'd be pointless anyway: If I'm willing to lie when I assert that I've corresponded with someone about such-and-such a license for an image, what's to stop me from forwarding a fabricated email exchange to the Wikimedia Foundation?
The correct procedure is to get the copyright owner to write to permissions@wikimedia.org which goes into an OTRS queue which can be accessed by anyone listed on [[m:OTRS]] - finding out if a claim is bogus or not is as simple as looking it up.