Howard Cheng <howard(a)howcheng.com> wrote on mon, 2 jun 2008 11:53:12 -0700:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:33 AM, Ejdzej
Wikipedysta
> <ejdzej.wikipedysta(a)gmail.com
<mailto:ejdzej.wikipedysta@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> 2008/6/2 Ejdzej Wikipedysta <ejdzej.wikipedysta(a)gmail.com
> <mailto:ejdzej.wikipedysta@gmail.com>>:
> > 2008/6/1 Florian Straub <flominator(a)gmx.net
> <mailto:flominator@gmx.net>>:
> >>
http://www.flickr.com/people/brooklyn_museum/
> >>
> >> Which license tag should we use for those? PD-old?
> >
> > No, unless its
> > * reproduction of old photo with expired copyright (PD-old)
> > * reproduction of old painting (PD-art)
>
> Oh, wait... they taged it with "no known copyright restrictions".
>
> This seems to be nice, but please read:
>
http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/
>
> 1. The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
> 2. The copyright was injected into the public domain for other
> reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or
> conditions;
> 3. The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in
> exercising control; or
> 4. The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize
others
> to use the work without restrictions.
>
> My view is:
>
> 1. PD-Old
> 2. PD-because?
> 3. PD-not-really-PD ;) -- DANGER
> 4. CopyrightedFreeUse?
>
> More troublesome than chossing copyright tag is that "participating
> institutions" do not precise why there are "no known
restrictions" and
> wash their hands with disclaimer: "IF
YOU MAKE USE OF A PHOTO (...)
> YOU ARE REMINDED TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF
APPLICABLE LAW
> BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH A PARTICULAR NEW
USE"
I think it depends on the image. For example, we can
declare
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/2488876755/ to be
PD-US (pre-1923).
Since I'm trying to find a solution for Flinfo
(
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Flominator/Flinfo) which cannot
choose things based on the picture. I think I will stick to PD-because
with "Brooklyn Museum tagged it as no known copyright restrictions on
Flickr". Any objections?
Regards,
Flo
--
Education is the most powerful weapon
you can use to change the world.
- Nelson Mandela (* 1918)