Lars, you sound like a very kind person, but I beg to differ. People already must check the box saying that a file is not in violation of copyright, so it should be no surprise if someone asks about the copyright status later--we do care about it, because we have to. I think "better safe than sorry" is the best policy here, though you're certainly right that how people go about asking is important.
Cheers,
kq
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On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Pierre Abbat wrote:
She was asked to stop uploading them if she couldn't prove that they are public domain, and she apparently has left.
then Lars wrote:
Without knowing the details, this sounds to me like the surest way to make people give up and leave the project. For a volunteer who invests a lot of energy in making a contribution, it is very easy to lose all that energy. ,
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