[WikiEN-l] GFDL and images

[Ray Saintonge]

Angela Anuszewski wrote:

>>If you hang it on your wall at home, you don't have to add anything to
>>it. If you /redistribute/ it, then you have to give the license.
>>    
>>
>So... does that mean if you take a picture in your house with the GFDL
>picture in the background, its a derivative work and you have to glue
>a 1 pt font copy of the GFDL on the back of the 5x7s you are sending
>out in your Christmas cards? :)
>
That's what some would have us believe.  But as with any background item 
the "choses en scène" principle in copyright law should apply.

Ec