Brianna Laugher wrote:
On 21/07/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
So, you
wouldn't allow photos of buildings where a company's logo was
on their building?
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:NYC_Top_of_the_Rock_Pano.jpg
is a featured image on commons and has logos, even if they are a bit
blurry. A clearer example is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Melb_cbd.jpg
If we can be sure that we aren't breaking the law, then I'd be very
happy for Commons to house such images. I really can't say whether
we're breaking the law to copyleft an image with a copyrighted logo in
it, I certainly hope law isn't that restrictive.
The feeling at the moment tends to be: it's *in context* so it's OK.
We have quite a few images that have a mishmash of logos. But if you
crop any of those photos to just show one logo only, then that crop
would not be free.
"May" not be free, not "would" not be free. There is no basis
for such
certainty.
In any event, why would anyone want to use a low resolution crop, when
better pictures of the logo are probably more easily found?
Ec