[Commons-l] Credits in books

[David Sifry]

This is a great point! What, if any, accepted standards are there for 
providing adequate credit in a commons licensed work? What would you 
like to see? Name of contributor, obviously, but URL as well? Email 
address or other contact info? Site attribution? Copyright info? Just 
brainstorming here...

Dave

Magnus Manske wrote:
> On 10/24/07, Rama Rama <ramaneko at gmail.com> wrote:
>> An author has contacted me to use some of my photographs in a book (a
>> big, serious, scholarly, several-volume thing). He contacted me, and
>> several other users, after seeing images on Commons. Consequences:
>>
>> 1) Commons does get some visibility, and provides images to serious
>> work. Cheer up, people !
> 
> Yes! I have been contacted about two images as well.
> 
>> 2) The author is enquiring how I wish to be credited. What do you
>> people think would be a concise yet effective way to mention Wikimedia
>> Commons in such cases ?
> 
> An additional, but related issue: While the ones asking for permission
> were aware of free licenses, their publisher insisted on a written
> permission (even if it's just an email, which is ridiculous).
> 
> Maybe we should set up a page ([[Commons:Permission and credits]]?) that
> 1. Gives "blanket permission" for free licenses (like "By uploading
> files under a free license, the author gives permission for everyone
> to use them under certain conditions:"; IANAL)
> 2. Gives an example of an image credit
> 
> Magnus
> 
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