On 16/04/2008, Pedro Sanchez pdsanchez@gmail.com wrote:
I wonder if the olympic flag is a free image or not. I'm a bit puzzled, since the description page lists 3 differnet templates all adding restrictions, but none of them stating any freedom
In particular, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Olympic_flag.svg says:
- This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other
official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
Ok, so nothing about copyright here, only that it may have extrarestrictions on some countries. Nothing about permissions or fredoms.
2 .The copyright holder of this file restricts its usage to the guidelines set forth in the Olympic Charter, specifically Chapter 1, rule 7, section 2, and by-law to rules 7-14, paragraph 4.10.4 (pages 20 and 27).
linking to http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_122.pdf
However, such link only talks about usage by several organizing comitees, no by third parties, and it lays down that the flag and all emblems are property of the IOC
- This work contains material which may be subject to trademark laws
in one or more jurisdictions. Before using this content, please ensure that you have the right to use it under the laws which apply in the circumstances of your intended use. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else's trademark. See our general disclaimer.
Again, it's about restrictions (trade), but nothing about a license for reusage.
So. Under what license are we serving that image? If that reallya /free/ image? Since I don't see any details about license, reuse, permissions, or copyright.
Could anyone enlighten me?
Created in 1913/14 by Pierre de Coubertin who died in 1937 so PD. That said for a PD image the flag has a heck of a lot of restrictions on it in various juristictions.