[Commons-l] Fwd: [Gendergap] Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons

[Chris McKenna]

As a separate thread of discussion from my last message, I note that 
despite all the outrage yesterday from some quarters that we were 
featuring works by non-notable Wikimedians on the front page that we are 
doing exactly the same today.

Before anyone claims that this is not an artistic work, you should note 
that it contains sufficient originality to be eligible for copyright 
protection and that the Wikimedia Foundation sets a much higher threshold 
for this than some (many?) national legislatures (including the United 
Kingdom). In my view the skilled works of a Wikimedian should be 
considered equal to the skilled works of another, regardless of field or 
genera, when both are awarded the same status (in this case feautued 
status) according to the same process.

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Chris McKenna

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