It is also worth noting that Deviant art, the website in question, is a US based company [0], and the engraving in question is hosted on a server in germany [1].
[0] http://deviantart.theresumator.com/apply/ "deviantart is based in Hollywood CA" [1] http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/145/d/f/oscar_wilde__s_the_duches... th09.deviantart.net >> 94.127.76.130 http://www.geoiptool.com/en/?IP=94.127.76.130
Seth Woodworth Lead Developer, finalsclub.org
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Adam Cuerden cuerden@gmail.com wrote:
Geni, I am a UK citizen. I don't live in Côte d'Ivoire. The UK is thus a relevant country, and if I may point you tio the actual Commons policy, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing
"For example, if a person in the UK uploads a picture that has been saved off a French website to the Commons server, the upload must be covered by UK, French and US copyright law."
The actual commons *policy* is that UK law applies. It even says it applies if the only interaction with the UK is that someone from the UK uploaded the thing.
To argue anything else is to rewrite Commons policy.
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