It seems to me that common sense should be used in this as in all
other matters. A 60-year-old photograph that has never been the
subject of any claim of ownership and which has been repeatly used in
multiple media around the world without challenge is freely usable in
any practical sense.
Newyorkbrad
On 3/23/08, SlimVirgin <slimvirgin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Delirium
<delirium(a)hackish.org> wrote:
This came up in the discussion, but since the
German occupation during
WW2 is considered illegitimate under international law, Polish law
applies, even in areas where the de jure Polish government didn't have
de facto control. The discussion is here:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Category:Stroop…
Does this mean that the images taken inside Auschwitz can be marked
PD, either as PD in Poland or PD in the U.S. because seized enemy
property? We've been told by several Wikipedians who specialize in
images that we could only claim fair use for them, which has meant the
images have been challenged quite a few times by people who say we
can't claim fair use unless we know the name of the copyright holder.
We've had several attempts to delete some of them on that basis.
Sarah
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