[Foundation-l] Help requested on Commons copyright woes

[Ray Saintonge]

Brianna Laugher wrote:

>On 21/07/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>>So, you wouldn't allow photos of buildings where a company's logo was
>>>on their building?
>>>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:NYC_Top_of_the_Rock_Pano.jpg
>>>is a featured image on commons and has logos, even if they are a bit
>>>blurry. A clearer example is
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Melb_cbd.jpg
>>>      
>>>
>>If we can be sure that we aren't breaking the law, then I'd be very
>>happy for Commons to house such images. I really can't say whether
>>we're breaking the law to copyleft an image with a copyrighted logo in
>>it, I certainly hope law isn't that restrictive.
>>    
>>
>The feeling at the moment tends to be: it's *in context* so it's OK.
>We have quite a few images that have a mishmash of logos. But if you
>crop any of those photos to just show one logo only, then that crop
>would not be free.
>
"May" not be free, not "would" not be free.  There is no basis for such 
certainty. 

In any event, why would anyone want to use a low resolution crop, when 
better pictures of the logo are probably more easily found?

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