WMNL very occasionally reaches out to organisations that use CC images
without proper attribution. Usually we get a response that they didn't know
(which I sometimes I can't really blame them for, to be honest, given that
even on Wikipedia you have to click on an image to even be able to see who
made it and under which license, instead of the author being listed in the
description), and they correct it.
I've thought about setting up some sort of social media "name and shame"
list, where photographers could post links to "offenders", complete with
catchy hashtag, so that we can create more awareness of this issue.
Arne Wossink
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2018-01-03 19:28 GMT+01:00 Diego Delso <pocoapocowiki(a)gmail.com>om>:
What you say is tempting, Federico, I could probably
retire if I get, not
500€, but 2€, from everyone using my works on Commons without any effort to
try to fulfil the license (some do try that but do it anyhow wrong, e.g.
stating Wikipedia instead of the author + CC License). Is that the way I
should go? We had some cases in the past about this and you know, if people
find out that via Wikimedia you can get rich, it could get funny.
Stressing the compliance with the licenses or providing easy ways (like
the license generator [1]) can surely help but I was hoping more support
from the Foundation or CC, that never came.
WMES is starting a "service" for photographers having this kind of problem
(channeling complaints, creating a web page with information about dos and
don'ts, setingup an email like legalissues(a)wikimedia.es). Maybe it makes
sense to foster some exchange among the chapters about this topic, which
is, believe me, very frustrating for people like me.
[1]
https://lizenzhinweisgenerator.de/
2018-01-03 16:48 GMT+01:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com>om>:
Nicolas VIGNERON, 03/01/2018 17:34:
So now, I'm sending you this mail to know
whether you had to deal with
things like this or if you have any ideas of what should be done.
Assuming the copyfraudster has already been kindly pointed to <
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/COM:REUSE>gt;, the next step is for the
photographer to take action. He can try with the friendly <
http://photoclaim.com/en/>gt;.
Given the strong moral rights laws in France, lex loci protectionis and
various previous court rulings, I'd expect the lawyers to threaten a
lawsuit for a few thousands euro and quickly settle for less.
I also usually go fetch suggestions from <https://wiki.creativecommons.
org/wiki/Case_Law> but I don't see anything from France there.
Federico
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