If I upload a picture and do not specify that I'm releasing it into the public domain (and so release it implicitly under the GNU FDL instead), can that picture be used only in works that are also GNU FDL? Or could it be reused in traditional, copyrighted works such as newspapers?
What does the GNU FDL say about this, if anything? What constitutes the article? The text? The image? The layout? All of the above? Some of the above?
Is there any way to release pictures for reuse only in GNU FDL or GPL works (and not in copyrighted works such as e.g. <i>The New York Times</i>)? Yes, I'm serious about that.
thanks,
kq
koyaanisqatsi@nupedia.com wrote:
If I upload a picture and do not specify that I'm releasing it into the public domain (and so release it implicitly under the GNU FDL instead), can that picture be used only in works that are also GNU FDL? Or could it be reused in traditional, copyrighted works such as newspapers?
What does the GNU FDL say about this, if anything? What constitutes the article? The text? The image? The layout? All of the above? Some of the above?
This could theoretically fall under section 7:
(snippet from http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
A compilation of the Document or its derivatives with other separate and independent documents or works, in or on a volume of a storage or distribution medium, does not as a whole count as a Modified Version of the Document, provided no compilation copyright is claimed for the compilation. Such a compilation is called an "aggregate", and this License does not apply to the other self-contained works thus compiled with the Document, on account of their being thus compiled, if they are not themselves derivative works of the Document.
If the Cover Text requirement of section 3 is applicable to these copies of the Document, then if the Document is less than one quarter of the entire aggregate, the Document's Cover Texts may be placed on covers that surround only the Document within the aggregate. Otherwise they must appear on covers around the whole aggregate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
But, IANAIPL. Note that if they use it, they will have to include a GFDL license notice and URL to a machine-readable version (see section 4).
Is there any way to release pictures for reuse only in GNU FDL or GPL works (and not in copyrighted works such as e.g. <i>The New York Times</i>)? Yes, I'm serious about that.
Depends on how well the NYT can get away with claiming that your picture or article is just one of many things in their collection of documents, the rest of which happen to be under their copyright...
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
On 3 Aug 2002, at 21:21, Brion VIBBER wrote:
koyaanisqatsi@nupedia.com wrote:
If I upload a picture and do not specify that I'm releasing it into the public domain (and so release it implicitly under the GNU FDL instead), can that picture be used only in works that are also GNU FDL? Or could it be reused in traditional, copyrighted works such as newspapers?
What does the GNU FDL say about this, if anything? What constitutes the article? The text? The image? The layout? All of the above? Some of the above?
This could theoretically fall under section 7:
(snippet from http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)
--- 7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
A compilation of the Document or its derivatives with other separate and independent documents or works
I don't think it applies as a newspaper article which includes a relavent photo is clearly not a "separate and independent documents or works".
Imran
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