On 3/11/07, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 3/12/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
To any and all.
I am still trying to determine if there are copyright issues with the
Joan
Finney - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Finney - photo which is
linked to
her Article via Find-A-Grave. To recap what I've accomplished thus far:
- I contacted the person who originally uploaded it to the Find-A-Grave
site, and he said he thought the photo wasn't copyrighted.
- I have emailed the Find-A-Grave site twice and still have received no
reply.
It's a terrific photo, and I think it would look great on her Article
page.
My question is: couldn't someone just go ahead and upload it - and if
there
are issues down the line - they can be dealt with then?
What do you think?
Marc Riddell
I think this is not an approach that is good for wikipedia. I see no reason to adopt a copyright policy from youtube.
Best bet might be to add something to requested images or use userboxes to try and find a wikipedian in the area.
I agree with Geni - unless the person who uploaded the image to Find-A-Grave can show that it isn't copyright (which would probably mean that the image was explicitly released under a free license or into the public domain) the assumption should be that it is copyright.