Haukur Þorgeirsson wrote:
That's why I suggest moving all free-license pictures over to Commons as soon as possible.
That wouldn't be a bad thing. But remember that it's not as simple as 'free' and 'non-free'. We have *a lot* of images which are in the public domain in the United States but not elsewhere. Last time I mentioned the Bridgeman images as an example. Here's another:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hundingsbane.jpg
This image is in the public domain in the United States but under present law the copyright will hold in Europe until 2046.
Regards, Haukur
Simple: Then it's not "free" as Commons understands the term and should remain on en locally. I guess that using an image that is only PD in the US is no better than using an image that is only covered by the US fair use laws, at least when we're discussing potential international reusers, which we are.
grm_wnr