[WikiEN-l] Attributing "attribution required" free images

[White Cat]

For full copyrighted works in no book are credits given inside with the
actual work. Instead they are typically presented in a "credits" page at the
last pages of the book.

The credit for the images can be included in the history page as an extra.
It would be one hell of a task to code though.
     - White Cat

On 10/29/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's about time we had this debate again. Morally, ethically, legally:
> what
> are we required to do to meet the "attribution required" aspect of certain
> free images we acquire from Flickr or other sources, including our own
> contributors?
>
> Viewpoint #1: Provided the information is available on the image
> information
> page, which can be reached by clicking the image, then attribution
> information is available to anyone who wants it.
> Viewpoint #2: The attribution should be more visible, such as beneath the
> image in articles. This is the standard used by newspapers, for instance.
> People who licence their work under "attribution required" licences are
> expecting a bit more than a begruding source tag hidden behind a mouse
> click.
>
>
> Personally I am of viewpoint #2, and feel that we are short-changing
> photographers who generously release
> their work for virtually no recompense. I feel that if we are not
> willing to attribute the photo properly, by putting the owner's name
> at the same level
> as the photo, then we should bar the use of these kinds of images.
>
> Some powerful persuasive arguments for either of the above viewpoints, or
> any other, would be nice.
>
> (Why this has arisen now: I created a {{credit}} template for this purpose
> and used it in a couple of places. I was reverted. So more opinions are
> needed.)
>
> Steve
> PS http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ states that "You must
> attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but
> not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the
> work)." but in practice no one seems to specify a particular method.
> The ramifications of that practice are open for discussion.
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