On 5/31/05, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
With images I plan on just replacing all the ones with suspect copyright (i.e. everything that isn't CC* or GFDL and uploaded by the author, or with an actual letter attached that explicitly says PD or an acceptable license) over time...
I note that this standard is quite different from Wikipedia's current image policy.
If you, say, came across my photo album on Flickr, on which every photo has a CC-BY-SA-2.0 license attached - would you consider those images unsuitable for use on Wikipedia unless you obtained a letter from me in precise legal language? (And I note you say a LETTER, not an email. I am certain as hell not going to be writing via snail mail just to let someone use my damn photos).
Sounds like you'd also reject the use of out-of-copyright images since we couldn't get a letter stating permission.
It all seems rather extreme to me, unless this isn't what you meant.
Besides, would you trust anyone to tell the truth about even images they own, if you're getting that paranoid?
-Matt (User:Morven)