de,wikipedia allows no fair use images.
On 5/25/07, luke brandt <shojokid(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Klaus Graf wrote:
......
I agree with en/Commons user Lupo who has, referring to the discussion
at
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Urheberrechtsfragen#Grundsatzfragen
> written:
> "Now, the problem is this:
freedomdefined.org states that a "free"
> work "must not be covered by legal restrictions (patents, contracts,
> etc.) or limitations (such as privacy rights) which would impede the
> freedoms enumerated above." That would mean that we'd need to look
> beyond copyrights, and that the foundation's licensing policy did not
> consider COAs and the like "free" works, even if they were fine
> copyright-wise, because their use is often restricted by other laws.
> Ugh. Looks like the overarching "free culture" activism expressed at
>
freedomdefined.org has some rather drastic and unpleasant consequences
> for us".
> There is a non exhaustive list of
non-free content (content which can
> be used for any purpose) in the German Wikipedia at:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilfe:FAQ_Rechtliches#Sind_alle_Inhalte_der_Wi…
> According to the free content
definition we cannot show at commons
> (nor in the local branches without EDP):
> * pictures of living persons (because
according to German law
> commercial use is only allowed with the content of the person AND it
> is strictly forbidden to manipulate pictures, decision of
> Bundesverfassungsgericht)
> * pictures of coat of arms which are
used by an institution (because
> there are non-copyright-restrictions in all cases)
> *pictures of
Geschmacksmuster-protected objects like cars
> *the Olympic rings
>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Olympic_Games
> and so on.
> Klaus Graf
Hi Klaus and everyone,
I don't speak German :( so could you tell me what is the attitude to
non-free content quoted for the purpose of comment or criticism, which
is sometimes allowable under EU and German legislation I believe. Would
it also need an EDP for each case, or do other considerations apply? --
luke
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