[WikiEN-l] Good news!

[Caroline Ford]

Dan Miller wrote:

>I just called the Democratic National Committee to ask
>if they would be willing to licence some of their
>images under the GFDL (I was hoping to get a photo for
>[[Terry McAuliffe]]).  Anyway, the person I spoke to
>said that "We probably won't have any problems
>licencing them to you", but wanted it in writing.  So,
>I have a question regarding image copyright.  
>
>Does an email constitute permission to use these? And
>should I store it? That is, what format is necessary
>for the permission?
>
>The even better news is this: when I called, I
>launched into my little shpiel about how "I'm calling
>on behalf of the Wikipedia, we're trying to put
>together a free-content encyclopedia".  He stopped me
>in the middle of my sentence and said "Of course I've
>heard of the Wikipedia."  It kind of made my day.
>
>Meelar
>
>  
>
Fabulous!
But licensing them to us, is not the same as licensing under the GFDL...

Caroline