[WikiEN-l] Would you like one of your videos posted on Wikipedia?

[Stephen Streater]

On 19 Sep 2006, at 05:51, Sean Barrett wrote:

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> Ben McIlwain stated for the record:
>> [[User:Unforgettableid]] wrote:
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>>>> On 9/18/06, Forbidden Places <postmaster at forbidden-places.be>  
>>>> wrote:
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>>>>> Hi Jason,
>>>>> No problem, as long as the videos are not edited.
>>>>
>>>> We will not edit the video. Other people will be able to edit the
>>>> video in the future once it is posted on Wikipedia, but we at
>>>> Wikipedia have no plans to. It would be nice if you remove the  
>>>> ad for
>>>> your website in the corner of your video though... :-)
>>
>>
>> Who are you to say that we won't edit the video?  Maybe you won't,  
>> but
>> maybe someone else will, in a way that makes it more useful, and then
>> link that on Wikipedia.  That's the point of viral licensing and
>> ShareAlikes.  I'm afraid "you're not allowed to edit it" is a deal- 
>> breaker.
>>
>> --
>> Ben McIlwain ("Cyde Weys")
>>
>> ~ Ubi olim vita, nunc vita ~
>
> Emphatic agreement with Ben. The video ''will'' be edited -- I
> personally guarantee it.  Please ensure that Forbidden Places
> <postmaster at forbidden-places.be> knows that I have said so, and  
> that you
> have no authority to revoke parts of the GFDL.

Also, remember that in Belgium, the architect can have
some rights over a photograph containing his work.
This may apply here - I'm not an expert on Belgian law.