On 29 Jun 2006 14:21:46 +0200, Anders Wegge Jakobsen wegge@wegge.dk wrote:
I've been asked by some of the editors on dawiki of the possibilities to create a set of questions that can lead to the correct image license(s) for image uploads.
Well, damn me if I wasn't thinking of that just today. I was even working out a flowchart. In fact, I started a sort of rudimentary flowchart at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Can_I_use_this_work%3F a while back. Of course, Danish law probably differs significantly in the specifics.
On 6/29/06, Plyd wiki.vincent@amplyd.com wrote:
I think it's a good idea, but IMHO the "other" answer should stay. People who want to add unauthorized copyrighted pictures use it most of the time... and that makes it very easy after to sort and remove. If the "other" or "I don't know" is removed, I think those people will try to add it selecting a wrong licence, very difficult to check.
I was thinking of having that exist but lead to a "copyrighted" answer (i.e., if you aren't sure we just assume the worst every time). If we're talking a software-level implementation, though, a abortive upload should be logged: "User:Whatever attempted to upload a file named XXX.jpg, but stopped after 4 steps. [some brief gibberish here to allow those in the know to see what he answered to the questions]". If the user initially gets to a "copyrighted" result and then backtracks and claims he took it, you'll know something's up.