[Foundation-l] Bridgeman v. Corel worldwide for Wikimedia Commons - yes or no?

[Michael Snow]

Klaus Graf wrote:
> There are opinions on Commons that Moeller's statement in this list
> ("[W]e've consistently held that faithful reproductions of
> two-dimensional public domain works which are nothing more than
> reproductions should be considered public domain for licensing
> purposes") has been "overruled" by Mike Godwin's statement (which was
> adressed on a Wikisource case)
>
> See
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Licensing#About_Bridgeman_vs._Corel
>   
I'm not offering a legal opinion on the underlying issue, but if I 
follow the discussion correctly it shows absolutely no reason to think 
Mike has "overruled" Erik on anything. The statement from Mike that is 
being pointed to is about a different question entirely.

--Michael Snow