On 12/07/07, Nick heligolandwp@googlemail.com wrote:
The Wikipedia logo can be removed in any image manipulation software, such as GIMP or Photoshop. If the screenshot is taken from an open source operating system and browser combination and includes only text and or text and images licenced under a free licence, then you've got a truely free screenshot.
If you use a closed source operating system, such as Windows or MacOS, certain elements of the GUI that are included make the image a derivative and would fall under the copyright auspices of the relevant companies, such as Microsoft or Apple. Anything with a Java GUI in it, regardless of platform falls under Sun's copyright.
Hope this helps, Nick
So Wikipedia is the only thing which necessarily sullies the freeness of a screenshot? Do you really blame Sun for acting the same as the Wikimedia Foundation in this respect? They are both trying to protect themselves.
Peter