On 5/31/05, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(a)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)