In message 20040220004904.GA11707@wroclaw.taw.pl.eu.org, Tomasz Wegrzanowski taw-iA+eEnwkJgzk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org writes
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 04:40:54PM -0800, Stan Shebs wrote:
Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote:
There is clearly no consensus to delete images we have permission to use.
But we obviously don't. I can't legally print it with the article and sell it, so it's not acceptable.
What makes you so sure about that? Are you a copyright expert, or have you gotten a statement to that effect from a copyright expert?
Maveric149 (Photo of [[Dolly the sheep]] owned by [[Roslin Institute]] obtained from http://www.roslin.ac.uk/library/ . This image "...may be used free of charge by education, public sector or non-profit making groups
Is there anything unclear about that ? It's not even a "fair use" stuff, it's plain breaking copyright laws.
There's nothing unclear about it. When did we start making a profit? Therefore we are adequately covered at the moment.
Your behaviour on [[Dolly the sheep]] tonight has been an abuse of your sysop powers. en: has perfectly adequate procedures to handle suspected copyright violations -- use them, do not resort to vigilantism.