Dear Wikisource community,<br>I want to a ask a question that surely have been raised before. <br>Unfortunately, I haven&#39;t find that in the archive of wikisource-l, <br>so I will ask you. <br><br>On what legal basis are we uploading Google Books (and Internet Archive, and Gallica) scans on Commons, putting the {{PD-Scan}} on those?<br>

<br>I remember endless discussions in it.source about these issues, with contrasting opinions (both with reasons). <br>For example, if we are able to upload from Gallica to Commons and then Wikisource, why the WM-Fr community<br>

did have to make an agreement with the BnF? Am I understanding this correctly? Was the material *donated*?<br>I know the texts are PD, but also the images?<br><br>I know this is a probably well known topic, I&#39;ve just never read a definitive clarification on this issue. <br>

Thank you<br><br>Aubrey<br><br>